I will be 63 on Thursday, have had dogs all my life, raised 5 kids, and have 8 grandchildren. I KNOW sawyer is human . He knows exactly what I am feeling all the time, like he reads my mind. he is with me almost 24/7, and I would be lost without him. Just petting his soft little head gives me as much pleasure as when I touched my kids when they were babies. I think I have been a good Mom; at least my kids all say I was; and my grandkids think I'm the bomb; but my Sawyer is as close to complete joy as I have ever found on this earth,.