[samwhiteUK]

The way you say that makes me think you underestimated having a dog, or somehow think that your dog in particular was hard work..

[modi15]

I actually didnt go out and got a dog for myself - I somehow got possession of him through a coincidental sequence of events.

I didn't mean that my dog in particular was hard work - I guess all dogs are like this and which is why they accrue the claimed health benefits to their caretakers.