Rose, Your sister's dog sounds very smart -- too smart. I synpathize with you for the loss of your watchband and the pillow mess, and think what a wonderful sister you are to take on the job of babysitting your sister's dog. Although I had dogs as a kid, neither my husband nor I are "into" having pets now. I'm a terrible mother.My daughter recently got a very cute beagle mix -- six years old but acts like a puppy. We made it very clear that we will not babysit the dog. It's like some people feel about grandchildren--the dog is fn to visit with but I'm happy to go home without her. She and her husband are going away for about a week. Fortunately, they have a friend to dog-sit. I have said that I will babysit a child if they have one. If they have the five that her husband wants, that probably will be too much for me (grin). I'll be way too old by then (another grin). Cindy ____________________________________________________ Yahoo! Sports Rekindle the Rivalries. Sign up for Fantasy Football http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com