I've been card making & scrapbooking for only about three years now, so I'm still new at it.
We've always had cocker spaniels, our third spaniel was an old lady of 14 1/2 when she died, & I never thought another dog could replace her - until mum & dad came home with an eight week old lemon & white puppy, who has wormed her way into my heart. She is their dog & lives with them, but as I tell everyone she is a family dog.
Mum is also a crafter - but much better at it than me - she also does watercolour painting.