Puppy Love

I think this pup is loved:

He is growing like a little weed, and he's ornery as all get out. He has learned how to unlatch gates and look pitiful enough to make the family attend to his every need. He has been home for three weeks now, though, and I can hardly remember life without him. Neela is the happiest she has been in a long time, and the whole family is quite smitten.

He has also earned a nickname: Dobby. He hops up on his hind legs to put his front paws on your lap or a gate, and he looks just like the little house elf from Harry Potter. Someday we might just give him a sock.