May 10, 2022 by Patricia Hawkins · Connection

Now That the Kids Are Gone, We’re Ridiculous Puppy Parents

She knows she and her husband are pathetic, treating their dogs like surrogate children, but Patricia Hawkins can’t stop herself.

We’d had the puppy for two months when I realized we were in deep. Our little rescue hound-dog mix named Beastie was on our back balcony, and her floppy ears began twitching when she heard a bird singing. My husband and I could see the cardinal in the tree.

“That’s a bird,” Brian said, emphasizing the last word. “Bird,” he repeated patiently as he stroked her little black and tan head.

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