Companionship

So I have this little dog now, see? And it turns out to be a good thing to do at this stage in life. A companion animal really is a great stress-reducer. Well, the house training is a little stressful, but I'm amazingly philosophical about it. I went into this with my eyes wide open. I knew it would be hard on the carpets. But I'm hoping to replace them next year anyway.

This is Bear. He's about 4 1/2 months old. A terrier mix. I picked him up at the local pound. Actually, a pound volunteer had taken him home and fostered him. He's about 10 pounds and probably will get just a few pounds bigger. He's lively, but not too. And the kids and husband like him, so that's a bonus. And he likes napping.