Oh man this is a sore subject for me. I've had a little Pom and been spoon-feeding him for about 13 years now. We've always had cats growing up but never a dog so I never understood the thing about dogs until I got little Chico. He's basically my child...literally! With age came tracheal collapse and that snowballed into a number of issues, so the Vet gets to see me a lot. It's a pretty depressing situation. Even though I'm from a war zone and have had my share of pretty hardcore stuff, I don't seem to be able to handle this. One thing for sure, I'll never ever get a dog again.