Never alone

A recent survey done by the American Kennel Club revealed that many people allow their dogs to sleep in bed with them (see previous posting on this blog). Derel Schrock responded:
"Absolutely, my small Yorkiepoo littermate sisters sleep w/ me every night -- that's almost their purpose in life, and mine is providing the very best life and love and care for them that I'm capable of. If I have to be away from home, I hire the best live-in support available, for them and for my elderly parrot. In the past, there have been cat bedmates, and now there are my special pups (my term for all dogs), and if I had a golden retriever, she would sleep with me also. Sleeping with my pups makes me sleep very well and restfully and probably lowers my blood pressure, and they certainly enhance my life in general, symbiotically. If I should lose one, I would immediately call the breeder for a replacement, not that I wouldn't mourn the departed - it would be my way of coping with the loss. I tell my elderly friends who lose pets just to get another right away - just be sure to have a reliable and willing person to leave it to. Mine are in my will along with a serious stipend for their lifetime care.
It's like the old saying, 'the more I know about people, the more I love my pet.' Nothing compares."
- Pet-lover, long before it became fashionable, Derel Schrock