bsherman - my parents watched Samantha while I was on my honeymoon in June. We had moved a lot of our stuff into our new house prior to the wedding so when we got back, we went to our new house and had my parents come bring Samantha up. When they went to leave, my mom was in tears... not because her baby girl was all grown up and married and living on her own... no, because when they got home, Samantha wouldn't be there to greet them anymore!!

Jods - my parents love Samantha, but they're older (almost 60) and are in the 'grandparent' mode now... it's nice to have them visit and they'll do it anytime, but they like being able to give them back. They don't want to be tied down with training a puppy or dealing with a dog themselves... So they'll just steal Samantha from me for a week or two whenever they can and give her back at the end of that time. I wish they'd get a puppy though - Samantha would love having a part-time playmate!!