oh, and how did my mom end up with 3 dogs, you ask? well, she's crazy! she wanted to get a dog, and knew she wanted a girl. and she also wanted the dog to have a friend - so she knew she was going to get 2 dogs. well, she went to the place and there were 3 girl dogs, all sisters. she decided she just couldn't leave the 3rd sister all alone - so she took all 3! she's nuts!