Not just your average run of the mill love dog, but my friend's pooch is a rare pedigreed Bergamasco. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B She is the most docile dread-locked shaggy you'll ever want to meet, but if an aggressive dog or coyote ever came near her she would go baaaaaazerk. Rather than sleep all day she prefers to either; eat, lounge under a shady tree, go for a neighborhood walk or play with kids and Love and be Loved. “Truly a great friend!”

The best way to greet an unfamiliar dog is ball up your hand and let them smell the back of your out-stretched fist from a reasonable distance. If their tail wags, it’s okay to go ahead and pet them. If they bark or growl and show their teeth, back off and keep an eye on them or just leave.

The best names for an animal start with either the letter S or Z which may be the first sound they get accustomed to a puppy. It’s the nourishing suckling alert at an udder during feeding time that tells them their next in line for a meal. Oh here “Z-Boy,” go figure!