Paige Steffens, right, walks Thursday with her puppy, Daisy Mae, and friend Brianna Graffam and her dog, Toby, as they pass the Gendron Franco Center at 46 Cedar St. in Lewiston. The women say they live in the same building, which they love because the dogs can play and tire each other out. “Our dogs are best friends, too,” Steffens says. Graffam’s daughter, Kalecia, is bundled up in a baby sling on her mother. Andree Kehn