fasteddie ... and I thought Toto was the only one who never smelled like a dog!! I can't stand for her to smell! Dr. Lucy told us that we could bathe her as often as we liked ... I know there are lots who disagree with this ... but ... as long as her skin and coat are healthy [and they are] she said it was OK! I take her to the vet about once a month and it's more for me, I guess, than for Toto!
Toto likes children but I don't allow anyone younger than 14 to hold her! The little grandchildren are allowed to play with her but they have to be on the carpet, on the floor and she can crawl on
them all they want!
If they begin trying to "restrain" her she immediately looks for an adult lap and quits playing with them!
Sheryl, maybe Shatzie's fear of the dark will pass! Since you are out in the country, did your vet caution you of predator birds?
They will swoop down and grab our little babies! When we are camping we put two X-pens inside a Gazebo where Toto can play and exercise if we don't have her on her leash or holding her! Our little babies require lots of attention ... but they are certainly worth it!!