I started having dogs in my life shortly after I discovered I was BPD. Today I have two beautiful dogs. First I have Stollen, my one year old beagle. I got her from the pound at 8 weeks old. My second dog, Moxie, a Sheltie is 6 years old and I inherited her when my dear friend died in September.

They are the joy in my life when I start going down hill and the stabalizers when I am manic as I am now. I can't imagine life without my animals. I can't imagine facing mental illness without animals. I used to have cats, 4 of them. I'll have others later and next spring I'll have more than two chickens to take care of.

Thanks for the topic, I'm going to go hug my doggies.