ahh i love them like they were my kids & really never would have any other kind. i need to get the male laid so i can have pups. my $500 female is a ***** (not that theres anything wrong with that) 8 years of going into heat & she wont let him mount her ... poor blue balled bastard. he whines & whimpers & looks at me. nothing i can do other than buying her & feeding them... oh well, i will place personal puppy ads i guess. shop vacs rule!!