Kathy, Vee, and All, I really miss having a dog. We now have only our 19 year old cat and a 3 year old cat. One of our dogs was about half Golden Retriever. We found him when he was about a year and a half old. He was wonderful!!! (And, to think that some idiot had dumped him!) We named him Shandy. (Our then-young identical twins were trying to say Sandy. We liked the way they said it, so the name stuck.) He had to be put down 8 years ago this coming August. Goldens are purely neat dogs. Our son & his wife & thier daughter now have one named Shandy Junior. He is a honey! Vee, I can certainly see why you want Micky as your dog friend! You'll have such a great time watching him and getting doggie kisses. ~Leslie~