Thank you all for your replies. I plan to take a week's vacation in early November so I'll have plenty of time to spend with Owen . I plan to take him for a weekend or two before then to see how my other fur kids will react to him . In the past, as my dogs have come into my life, my husband has always just looked up to heaven with a sigh as if to say,"O.K., whatever makes you happy." but this time ..HE.. wants Owen for his dog. Go figure! I'll keep you posted on our progress and I'll be visiting this forum to learn as much as I can about the breed . P.S. I signed on as wolfman because my daughter says that Owen is so nutty that he needs a lobotomy so she calls him Lobo which is spanish for wolf..isn"t it?? Well anyway My golden Dudley is my Dudley Man, my maltese Max is my little man and Owen will be my little wolfman. See, he fits right in already! Thanks again
