thank you, toph!! i had so much fun with those dogs...Tippy would get so mad at Henri, at night, because she would "hear" every twig break, every little noise and she would growl....and growl...she lived to guard me...i might not have gotten much sleep, camping with her, but i sure wasn't scared of anything. one time we were camping on 20,000 acres, wild horse refuge, and Henri caught a jackrabbit and i couldn't get it away from her for three days....yuckk...and yes **** happens..