Back when I was 16 (slightly over 20 years ago) my father in his 55 had a dog faced puffer and our family loved him. They have a great personality and will warm up to you in a heartbeat. We used to hand feed ours and he even let us pet him after a short while. You will love this bugger.
Someday if we get a new house that I can put a few tanks in besides my future huge reef tank I will get a FOWLR and have a puffer or two in honor of my father and my past.
Steven