They most definitely give us pure joy. They are precious creatures with nothing but love in their hearts. When you see a mean or temperamental dog, look to the human who caused him to become that way or sorely neglected it. Mister Mo gives the rest of us a lot of pleasure, too, so do continue sharing his stories. My Lhasa mats terribly but my Shih Tzu is much easier to groom. Neither had a doggie odor nor bad breath. Mila, my Lhasa has developed a fishy breath now because I switched her to a fish based diet - I hate it but it has helped her skin allergies a whole lot.