Let's hear about your dogs. Cat's can be talked about too. Just don't let my dog hear about it. For a few years now I've really understood how dogs got the descriptor of "man's best friend". I am on my 2nd aussie cattle dog. I don't buy from breeders, ever. But, I rescue. Finding one to rescue can be a challenge because they don't last in a shelter long. They're amazing animals and companions. Our current one took, literally, months to really accept his new family/home situation. I could see the slow transition of him warming to his new surroundings. Now he's all in...the first to greet me at the door when I come home - very affectionate.