jOURNALING: Andrew, Bia, and I went
to pick up our dogs from
the groomer. It was
2008, and we had
three dogs: Belle, Amy,
and Sadie. When we
arrived at the groomer’s,
she was just bringing
out an adorable litter
of Yorkies. I was cer-
tain that Doug would
love a cute Yorkie for
Father’s Day, but silly
Andrew said that
Doug would HATE
another dog, so we
left the shop with
our three dogs.
When Doug got
home, I told him
about our “almost”
purchase. He
promptly got in
the car and went
back and got Puppy.
We named her Sally
but we have never
called her that. Her
name is “Puppy.”
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