SMART DOGNot sure I could bear to lose a dog, I love dogs but I've never had one. I find it hard enough losing cats.
My brother had a dog, died 2 years ago at about 14 and hasn't got another one yet. Junior was a funny dog, loved to fetch but wanted maximum retrievals for minimum effort so if there was a group of people he would always bring the ball back to the smallest human because they couldn't throw it as far.