Lara - thank you! <g> I installed the new version and it worked beautifully. Yay! Which just proves, if something is bugging you, you should whine about it to FoLCs. They'll usually have a solution. <g>
Wow, LabRat. It's amazing that you like dogs now. I'm glad you do!
I think I was born loving dogs. I'm the type of person who can't imagine not having the company of one in my life and is utterly miserable without them.
When our German Shepherd, Khan, came to the end of his life, some years back now, we had to wait two weeks before we could pick up our new puppy, Max. I swear that was the worst two weeks of my life. I just couldn't stand the silence in the house. It was sheer torture.
I remember back when I was quite a young kid, my parents decided we weren't going to have another dog. They had to change their minds because I sunk into such a deep depression without one! I can still remember how I felt when one night my brother snuck into my room and told me he'd overheard our parents discussing getting a new dog after all because they were worried about me. It was kind of like
only much bigger. <g> That dog was Patch. A labrador cross who became my childhood companion and best friend for many years. Although he was the family pet, we bonded instantly, love at first sight, and he was always really mine. I took him with me when I got married and he was a real character. I still miss him.
LabRat
