I agree as dogs are so special.DH and I have 2 dogs and have had dogs all of our 38 years of marriage,Each of our grown up children have dogs too soo we have 10 dogs and 11 GK's in total ax well as our cat.Love makes the world go round and we believe that it's good for kids, even from big families to nurture and care for a dog ,cat or other animal and give it a loving home. They give and enrich our lives so much and we can't contemplate life without pets. Love our pets so much