That wife and dog test is so-o-o-o funny! it's true, though, about the unconditional love - and dogs have done some wonderful and heroic things for people. I have noticed that anyone who has pets is usually a very nice, caring person. I had a very nice, very caring male friend when I lived in Canada who had a goat. My two boys would go visit that goat and pet him almost every day. One day, when I went to visit my friend, the goat was nowhere in sight and as I walked in the front door, I asked where the goat was whereupon he led me to his refrigerator, opened the freezer door and pointed to the neatly stacked packages of frozen meat. I guess it depends on your perspective how you feel about certain animals, but I had a tough time that day explaining the goat's disappearance to my boys.