I don't have dogs now, but I used to, and I like them. I'm always interested in the doggie talk!

(Amber has a history himself - someone left him locked in a car for nearly a week and by the time he was rescued he'd eaten half the back seat.)

Ohmygod. Thank goodness he found a good home.

she assumed she was really old because she was so cautious and self-contained.

Aw. Nice to hear she has risen above this. Due, in huge measure to the attention you pay to her development.

I like the doggie talk, too. Unsurprisingly.

Dogs are awesome. My parents' dog is so sweet, and she likes to sleep under the covers with you.

How IS that Frankie boy?

My three are currently snoring away nearby. It's sad, but I have trouble sleeping without that noise. They're like my own white noise machine.

Mr Peabody loves other dogs and I am told he has good "dog manners." It's people he has trouble with.

We keep Chloe in the kitchen by herself at night, now (because of her tendency to poop inside), and Kato was so sad that we moved his bed next to the gate between the kitchen and dining room (he's on the dining room side).

Our next-door neighbor told me that when we took Chloe to the vet last week, Kato howled and cried for a long time after we left. That broke my heart. I don't even know what to do when it comes time to put Chloe to sleep, how to help Kato deal with that.

Well, apparently he rolled in some poop on a walk. How that happened, I don't know. So I'm guessing he got a bath tonight. In general, he's good, though. He's started growling at random dogs, which I've been worrying about, but maybe he's just feeling confident enough to start expressing his dislike of certain dogs?

Oh, Steph. That's so sad.