It took 3 years. I was adamant that I did not want another dog. Ever. I lost the war because, here I am … the sudden and unexpected owner of a dog that looks like Barry Gibb from behind and an Ewok from the front. He is absolutely ridiculous. Of course, his name is Chewbacca…

A story I can laugh about …now. It was the end of the day and, frankly, I had checked out. I sat on my bed reading while my daughter took a shower in my bathroom. She was about 6 years old at the time. She was both very young and a strong-willed teenager at the…