Must Love Dogs

A friend asked me a good question…why do we have even one dog? We certainly can't afford one. It really was one of things done in spite of my "protests." Ceil really is comforted by having a dog around, and thinks it's a good thing for Matthew.
     In the last week M had grown close to little Ellie, the dog Joel Norman couldn't reunite with her owner. Yesterday Ceil took Ellie away, and M took it hard. Ellie got too excited when visitors came to the house, both at our house and when at the Normans while we were at the beach. When outside on a leash she would constantly try to run away. Several experts said she'd have to constantly be retrained, with no guarantee of change.
     Contrastingly, big Barney is very gentle, and enjoys settling in Ceil's lap. He eats less than Ellie, and can shake hands and sit. Hardly ever barks, except when he sees a dog on TV.