I like them to be well used. I gave a quilt to my sister for her Yorkie when he was just a pup. He used the quilt everyday and knew it was his. Whenever she would wash it and he would see her come in the room to bring it back to him, he would get so excited and start wagging his tail and start jumping around because he missed it so much and was so glad to have it back in his bed. He loved it so much. He recently passed away, and my sister said she will be keeping his quilt as a keep sake in his honor, after about 15 years of everyday use. She recently adopted another Yorkie, named Bitty, and I am making a quilt to give to her in about three weeks when I go visit. I'm sure it will be loved and used as well.