J-Go, I had a Samoyed for 12 wonderful years. He died many years ago, but I still miss him. And I don't think for one moment that Your love and concern for Your pet made You any less of a Dom. When I first went on my "Dom search" I made sure that any Master I was interested in was as big of an animal lover as I was. And thank the Goddess my Master loves O/our pets as much as I do (and as much as He loves me).