Ok I've got a confession to make, I'm not a huge pet fan (pet rocks are fine by me!). So what did I do, I arranged for my brother to give my hubby & son a kelpie puppy as an early xmas present. We got him last week & he's 5 weeks old. Max is his name. The boys love him! There is method in my madness-hubby will have to take him for walks as he gets older. Exercise covered & a mate to keep him company when I'm out!