We adopted Sunny just over a year ago, he will be 10 in December. I had wanted a dog for a long time - I grew up with my Dad's hunting dogs, and a collie helped raise my kids. 

I loved Sunny from the first day - and was rather taken aback when I learned he was a terrier - I had thought terriers were aggressive and unpredictable. Just shows what I didn't know. 

My husband and I are in our 60's and needed more than an exercise machine to get us moving. Sunny has been so very much more than that for us. He is a loving and loyal companion - an exciting buddy to explore our neighborhood and to take to the beach every weekend. 

Because we don't have a fenced yard, he and I walk more than a mile at 6:30 every morning, my husband walks him twice during the day and Sunny and I get a moonlight walk around 9pm. I have seen more sunrises and moonlit nights since we've had him than in my entire life. He is always eager to go and has his favorite routes and sniffing spots. 

When off the leash very early in the morning in the park he really moves out - Sunny the Wonder Dog! Walking at nite in the moonlight, he is the Ghost Who Walks. In the evenings he sometimes sleeps in my lap (and sometimes snores). 

He is not very social, won't allow many to touch him and doesn't really play with other dogs. I am told that several years ago he was pretty torn up by another dog, so he is fairly aloof. He greets other dogs with a wagging tail cause he wants to meet them and trade scents, but that's about all. 

Sunny is a very special dog, and I am grateful to Sherry McDowell for rescuing him when his former owner couldn't keep him any longer – I can't imagine ever giving him up! 

Susan Savage - Santa Rosa, CA