Any Dog People Here ?

I'm just wondering if there are any dog people here that are as addicted as I am . I've had dogs all my life but it seems the older I get the more important they are to me . I just had to put down my dog of 10 1/2 years due to a tumor and I swore no more . Well this past Tuesday my wife and I rescue a yellow Lab Hound mix, the dog has had neglected ear infections for a long time . What amazes me is how happy he is just to be petted and treated good by someone even in pain .Thursday morning I had to drop him off at the surgeons to have his right ear operated on not really knowing what was being done (surgery set up by rescue organization) . I find out due to the neglect he has polyps growing out of the right ear from the inside out which causes a total canal blockage and basically they gut the ear to relieve the pain which renders that ear deaf. Keep in mind the left ear is still infected and a work in progress but I've been assured he will have low level of hearing from the left ear when the infection is cured . So I'm spending my memorial weekend nursing my dog and happy to do it . What really amazes me is after all the neglect he still wants the attention of a human . Thanks for your time