My thoughts are with you John, I lost Dusty 4years ago after 17years of devoted friendship. Then I had to put her sister Mischa down on Saturday, 6 weeks after her 21st birthday. Don't think I'll be getting another dog for a while, they left too big a hole in the family, although the girls have started hinting about poodles, dalmatians, schnauzers and something they saw Paris Hilton carrying around.....