File this under "Big Life"

We have a new pupster! What fun!!

 Rocky

Mr. Big Food knows a thing or two about learning and memory. I once knew something about mammalian growth and development. To watch Rocky gnaw ferociously on his chew toy because he's teething, and to see him learn to associate my feeding our geriatric dog with getting in his box for a treat (so he doesn't mess with Suzy's food) are delightful parts of my day. Now if he'd just get over his shoe fetish... !

(Not sure that long sentence is grammatically correct,  but you get the idea.) 

And now off to dig sweet potatoes!