: About Me

It's not unusual to get into a conversation that leads to pet stories. And it's now unusual to get into a contest to see whose pet is smartest. I win at that game. Our family pet was a rat terrier named Paddy. She has been gone now for about 20 years, but her legend lives on in our family because of the things she did. Training her to do the stunts was never part of the equation, she just picked up ideas on her own. Like the time she decided to get into my parents slippers. It turned out to be a "dog trick"! My mom's collection of slippers included several identical styles but different co...