<span class="drop_cap">I</span> absolutely love having a dog, even with all the shedding, drooling, barking, and chewing they manage to do. I don't think my husband and I will ever be able to be without a dog because we just love them so much. I mean, look at that face! Is there a much in this world cuter than a curled up puppy on a chilly afternoon? I didn't think so. 

<img src="http://shannonhuntphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/SHP_turk_bone_bw.jpg" alt="German Shepherd mix by Temple, TX pet photographer" width="850" height="567" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-689" />

And I love how proud he looks carrying his rawhide bone around the house as he searches for places to 'bury' it.

The other day, I had set out a bowl of soup and two rolls for lunch on the coffee table. Usually he won't touch food I've left out and doesn't even dare to get too close to it, but after I'd been gone from the room for, oh, about two minutes, I came back to find only one roll sitting on the table and a very guilty looking dog crawling across the living room floor. How could I be mad at that??