A doggone priority

In addition to a lovely pair of earrings, Neil gave me for a wedding present the promise of a dog once we move to Boulder.  Though we can't really get one until after our big trip this winter, we are both -- perhaps me more so! -- eagerly contemplating having a furry family member.  To torture ourselves in the meantime with pictures of dogs we can't have, we have become regular checkers of the Boulder Humane Society's website.  On the list of things to do (e.g., find a house, become employed), clearly the ambition of dog ownership is the most important. After all, "dogs are not our whole lives, but they make our lives whole" (Roger Caras).