lmaoooo pick up Phoenix & Orion, NOT!!!! I mean I can but omg it hurts my back, they weight right at 75 to 80lbs now, I have been soft since Penny passed. But I can do it. And yes about a year or so ago, I was at a ADBA show and a dog got loose, she made a bee-line for my Phoebe and I did just that, I snatched her up by her collar and someone jumped on the loose dog before it jumped up to snap at her. Love the smaller size, lol