Friends: There's a wonderful article on Lou Paulmier and his Independence Dog, Melek, at the following address: http://www.ivanhoe.com/docs/backissues/parkinsonspups.html and the Independence Dog, Inc. website's address is: http:www.ndepot.com/idi/index.htm It's all most interesting. Sincerely, Barb Brock [log in to unmask]