Living in California, I have seen a whole new level of dog ownership. There are dogs everywhere you go, the grocery store, movie theaters, restaurants, and hardware stores. There are even people who walk their dogs in strollers! What is it about dogs that people just can’t live without?

I have loved dogs since I was a very young child. I had dogs throughout my childhood, and sometimes more than one dog at a time. For years as an adult, I wanted to get another dog but I wasn’t ready for the responsibility or to give up some of my extracurricular activities.

Two years ago, after some research, I decided it was time to bring a dog into my life. I reached out to some dog rescues and received a note about a dog named Deuce.