Right in the middle of all the snow we got after Christmas, I saw something that made me laugh out loud. My son-in-law was driving us from my Dad’s to my in-laws’ house in his 4-wheel drive SUV. As we were making our way on a snow-covered country road toward our destination, we saw another SUV coming toward us. The rear window on the driver’s side was rolled down, and out of the window stuck the heads of two of the happiest dogs you’ve ever seen in your life! They were loving the snow, and their noses in the wind, and just riding in the vehicle! After all the grim weather-casters predicting “snowmaggeddon”, and people worrying and complaining about the snow, those two dogs were, well, a breath of fresh air.
I don’t currently have a dog (and no, I don’t want yours), but I love dogs, and some dogs have been very old and dear friends of mine. So when one of my professors from college emailed me this column, it made me smile. And I think it’s good enough to share with you.Read More