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Partners in Crime
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Lessons Learned from My Dog
By Martha Roggli We could have bought a small yacht with what we spent on our dog and all the things he destroyed. Then again, how many yachts wait by the door all day for your return?
~John Grogan Summer was quickly coming to an end. August, when I would have to go back to my teaching job, loomed ahead. I had gotten my rescue pup, Sonny, from the shelter at the end of the previous school year and had spent the summer months getting him potty-trained and used to our routine. Now that I had to go back to work, Sonny would have to spend his days in the large, shaded kennel in our side yard. I tried to make it as comfortable a place to hang out as possible. I bought a large dog igloo to put in the kennel with a soft bed inside it and a large pad outside it. I also bought him a large water bucket and a child’s plastic play pool, which I wedged in a corner. (Keep reading) | 