I used to walk to school for years and one of the joys was passing by different houses with a large variety of different dogs. They would always run to the gate or fence and bark and part of the fun was trying to make friends with these strange creatures� could you tame the savage beast? In most cases I succeeded and it really was a walk from one animal to another. Playing with any dog is always a special experience and since I have grown up we have nearly always had a dog! (Recycled)