Here is a pic of the family dog Barkley. He's an English Black Lab.

He was trained along with his liter mates by Guide Dogs of America to be a seeing eye dog. Unfortunately he was disqualified at the very end of his training because he has a drooling problem. Now he lives here in south Carolina with my family and is a therapy dog that visits the elderly and children who are sick in the hospital.

Here he is at the lake up the street. Its one of his favourite places to go for a walk. Usually because he likes to run into the flocks of geese there and be a goof ball.

Personally i think being a cat would be pretty spiffy as a pet. Nobody telling you what to do and just about any of your behaviour would have to be accepted because youre a cat and what are you gunna do.