I had a dog (Shih Tzu terrier mix) for a while when I was 18 but I decided to hand it over when I made my decision to migrate to Australia. My sister had 2 dogs now (we used to live together when I was living back in my country), they are mother and daughter:) and I missed them a lot. I talk to them every time I call my sister..I do have quite a lot of experience with them.