The passing of Dune got me thinking about how attached we get to these fury four legged animals. I had to put Duece my 15 year old down 2 years ago and it still can bring tears to my eyes thinking about him. Luckily I had rescued Quila as a puppy when Duece was middle aged. She is now 8 and is a damn good dog. Other than the shedding problem... Thank goodness for robot vaccum cleaners!! Like I said dogs are the best but they should live as long as people do!!