have any pets? is there a reason you write about dogs over cats or birds?
i’m glad you asked this, because i puzzle over it some too. as my previous answer shows, i do love dogs and have had them as pets most of my life, but i am really an equal opportunity animal lover. i even love bugs, the bigger the better! (the bigger they are, the more huggable, i always say.) right now my life only has room for a cat, and she is a handful—very sneaky, very smart, very sweet. but i’m hardly alone as an author in choosing a dog as a talking animal companion for a 