Penny came home just before Christmas and somehow fit into our family like she'd always been here.

Those little devil brows absolutely kill me. I knew she was cute from the photos Tanya sent me, but I was completely unprepared for how much personality could fit inside such a tiny potato.

After losing Shad and then Joe, I truly believed I would never have another dog. Losing them hurt too much, and for a long time the idea of loving another dog felt almost disrespectful. Like making room for someone new somehow meant leaving them behind.

Eventually, I realized that wasn't what was happening.