Thanks guys! I like dogs also. I've forgotten my gun to bird hunt but still had fun just running the dogs. Ive lost dogs also and I hate it. I particularly hate cancer, cause they don't die a natural dead and have to be put down. Plus it's hard to tell how much they are hurting; too many times I have waited too long to end the suffering.

I think I have a month more with this one. He whines and barks until I let him sleep with me then growls at me for getting over on his side. As long as he stays this ornery I figure he must be feeling OK.