It is tough when pets get up there in age . You never know what to expect . Sometimes he goes into such a deep sleep , we're not sure if he's still with us or not . We find ourselves sitting there watching for him to take a breath . With him being nearly deaf , we can't just call out to him & get him to wiggle his ears or anything like that . Sometimes we'll just gently "accidentally" bump the chair to wake him up a bit . I feel bad about doing it , but sometimes just HAVE to know he's OK . Besides , he just falls right back to sleep .

I agree , he wants what he wants , when he wants it , with NO exceptions !

Dan - when he was growing up , we actually had a chain for around his neck , with a lock on it ... just like the real Sid Vicious . He's just too dang old for that nonsense now .

~~~~~~~ Phil Black & Tan 2000 SVT Contour #2137 of 2150 35,000 miles & counting !