Hello-I am new to this group. I have a wonderful, nutty pup-Maia. She is a black lab mix-but mostly lab. She is 2 1/2 years old. She is a good girl, and realy keeps me company. I live alone now since my son moved to Spain, and my daughter goes to school in Washington, DC. If Maia wasn't here, I'd be talking to the walls instead of her, and people would think I was nuts. I also have breast cancer (in remission), lupus, and fibromyalgia, so now that she is old enough to have calmed down a bit, I want to teach her to help me like picking up things and bringing them to me. We'll see. I was really glad to see we had this group, because my pup is a very important part of my life. God Bless all of you. Kathy7