they are indeed les , my last dog sadly passed away 2 yrs ago ( golden Retriever, Lucy ) i swore never again !! since the kids decided to up sticks , going home to mt house wasnt right some how an Got her in November & its like having kids again !! she does my napper in aii.forever picking stuff up ( me mobile the other night ! FFS ! ) Socks , TV remote , coins , keys ,i could go on ..she seems to think its a game !! :-)