anastasia:  Yep.  Casey was special.  A kindergartener brought in a dog for show and tell and when I found out there was one pup in that litter, I went there after school and picked her up.  She was very nervous as a pup and when I'd scold her for anything, her tail went wagging wildly and she'd pee sending a spray in all directions.  We learned very quickly never to raise our voice or we'd get a pee shower!  Seriously!  So she grew up with us being very calm even when she was "naughty."  lol  She was very well housebroken except for a few times.  Mostly she bugged me all the time to rub her belly.  And if I stopped rubbing, she'd bark at me until I started again. lol   She was always at my feet.  I had to prove to her I was the Alpha male and she eventually accepted that.  But at first, she tried to be the Alpha.  Hmmm, maybe we both were :)