thank you. im vert sorry i do understand though. until last year we had a newfoundland who was slightly over 100 pounds. she was 10 and we had her since she was eight weeks old. she was a really good dog but as we got to older she was harder for us to handle. when my husband would walk her outside she was so strong she would pull on the leash real hard and he would end upon the ground. we loved her so much but thought it was in her best interest to go to someone who could take care of her better than we could she went with a woman who had two other older dogs similiar in size. we have three small dogs now. i mean the smallest is 3.5 pounds. my husband and i have multiple health problems. the dogs bring us joy. they are young but sometimes i think they may outlive us.