I was 20. My childhood dog had died and after six months without a dog, my mother could stand it no more.
She had always wanted a Yorkie and so she got one! We had Scruffy until his death in 1997. After him, I got the canine love of my life -- Ozzie!

(Yeah, that's him, the cute one at the left.)
HOWYW you first had a phone in your bedroom?