Yeah welcome like gemma said from one newbie to another. I have two beautiful rotties. My first one is my old man bud he is 4 & 1/2, and my newest edition is diamond she is 7 months old and is she ever gorgeous. Talk about lovable she would lay on your lap 24/7 if she could. They are my pride and joy (after my children of course). My 12 year old son and bud are the best of friends, I mean except when Kevin goes to school those two are inseperable it is so cute,and so now my daughter Krystin who is 10 thinks that diamond is her's. WellIlet her think that so everyone is happy except maybe Krystin's cat who is eight months old. But the dogs think of her as just another one of them.