Your dags picture caught my eye. I have a friend that has a black lab, also named Bear, that is so wonderful. Originally I found Beear for Dan because out here in the country there are people that would hurt a older fellow just because he didn't have what they wanted. He thinks he's a tough guy but at 115 lbs he's not much for someone to handle and his COPD slows him down. So Bear is a wonderful pal for him. No one messes with Grampa Dan if the Bear's around. Of course Bear's the same way with both my grandkids and his. He likes nothing better than for someone to hit the tennis ball with a golf club and him running to fetch it. He has everyone playing with him.
I also had to smile. You live near Waco? Dan's brothers live around Temple, TX. They each have their own contracting companies around there. Dan's the only one living up here in the cold Indiana winters, but he likes it that way.
Hope we can talk from time to time. Sue