Cats and Dogs I Have Known - Part 2
DOGS It's every child's dream to have a pet. We've all told our parents that we'd be responsible. I'll feed him everyday. I'll clean up after him. You won't have to do a thing. Yeah....I said it. My children said it. I knew better. As I mentioned in part one of this series, I was a cat person and not a fan of dogs. I blame my wife for most of our dog trials. The first dog belonged to Payne and came home with him from a preschool field trip to Sunshine Farms (which she chaperoned). He named this St. Benard mixed mutt, Gladys, after Gladys Herdmann in "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever". A few weeks later I was on my way home to Columbus from Chattanooga when I received a phone call from Sue about a birthday party the kids were at where they had puppies and naturally they had to bring one home. So Sassy entered the picture and just like that we had two dogs. But it wasn't too long until the adorable puppies became big dogs who c