When I was walking my dog, I met a person living in our subdivision walking his dog. We talked a little bit, and I said my dog spent a lot of time checking out other dog pee spots. He laughed and said his dog did the same, and he called it “reading his p-mail”. I shared this with my family, and we had a good laugh.

Recently, one of my kids took the dog out for a walk, and when she came back, she said “Joey was replying-to-all on his p-mail!”, which made me laugh…

 

Here is our dog Joey taking his post-barking-at-the-latest-delivery-person nap:

In honor of President-elect Joseph Biden’s victory, I have started calling Joey “Mr. President” at various times during the day.

One of my kids sent me a video of a dog that looks just like Joey (click this Reddit link), Joey would not be able to fit inside a dryer bin.

Our dog, Arlo, went to his rest on March 29, 2019. He was 12 years old, and he is greatly missed. Arlo came to our family as a shelter dog. He was intended for one of our children, but ended up being “Dad’s dog”. Andy took great pleasure in walking Arlo, playing with him and taking care of his needs. Arlo loved it when the family would get home in the evening, and would be ready for dinner and a walk. Arlo was an older dog when he came to us (seven years old), so he was not as active as a younger dog. However, that was the right kind of dog for our family. His favorite place was the bed in the master bedroom, where he would take naps during the day, watch TV with us in the evening, and sleep with me and my wife. He was a great snuggler, and was always ready to be close when someone was having difficulty and needed some love. Arlo was Andy’s first dog, and it was in his 50’s that Andy discovered he was a dog person. Arlo will always have a special place in our hearts. We love you, Arlo.