I'm 43 and just got my first puppy ever. 8 week old AKC chocolate lab. Never had one as kid or anything. My wife has been bugging me to get one for years and I kept blowing her off about it. Never wanted one, I guess mostly because I never had one. So her birthday is in a couple of weeks so I saw an ad in the paper for them and went out and got one and totally suprised her with it when she got home from work. What a reaction. She was literally in tears. Anyhow, we named him Tonka (but don't ask me why, she picked the name). Good luck with yours!