I've always had my dogs and cats in the house with me. Not living with me I wouldn't feel complete. Sleeping in the same bedroom is so comforting. I feel safe with them by me all of the time. I love a neat clean house. I just vacuum & clean constantly. If I could've had my horses in the house too I would've done that as well. The different things the dogs/cats do living with us is so entertaining. Even coming out of the bathroom there they are again waiting. When I lost my last shepherd Lily my house was dead as well. Coming home to that empty house was the most depleting thing I've ever felt after having shepherds for 43 years. It wasn't until I filled that house up again with more shepherds did I feel alive & happy once again. Sure they're a lot of work. What isn't a lot of work? But well worth paying the band for ALL the music! Kathy Partch www.JoKaySedona.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================