[Terra]

Thank you much for your words. It will be wonderful at the time we can take walks - right now though it would be tough as they are not on leashes yet and its pretty chilly here in Minnesota - although they do play outside in the backyard which is fenced in. We will start the walking with the girls process as it gets a little warmer.

I take walks everyday for at least 30 minutes. I have been off and on antidepressants for years and years and was hoping that I could be off for quite a while but I'm not able to handle the stress at this point. Just losing Ginger (our Pomeranian for 11 years) in January and starting out with new puppies (2 of them) in February - well the impact is more than I can manage. Again this is not the dogs fault by no means - they are divine beings and we love them. Others could probably handle this stress just fine, but it's not the case with me. I can tell when I need to be on medication...since I have dealt with clinical depression for years and years...so I don't mess around too long with it. The impact it (the depression) has on myself and others is not pleasant to say the least. So it goes. Thanks for sharing.