No, this isn t about owning a faithful dog.
Dogs go out for a sniff around, and come back bearing ticks.
Sometimes, on their prowls, they make the acquaintance of skunks, and return all fragrant from the encounter. Certain of my neighbors dogs have a penchant for barking at odd hours of the night, and for no discernible reason. Dogs have to be walked, fed and occasionally bathed. A mountain man s best friend is his pickup truck. I never owned a pickup before moving to the mountains, yet as soon as the papers were signed on our house, back in 1988, I felt this void in my life.