The Unnamed

I want to start this post off by letting you all know that I know a dog is a dog and a human is a human and I know the value of life does indeed differ. However finding myself with inconsolable children who each night set each other off in a domino effect of crying because their beloved dog has died, I find myself saying that families are eternal, even family pets will be reunited with us in heaven and of course my train of thought then leads me in horror to wonder what sort of hellish home in heaven am I setting myself up to have, because we have lost countless fish, two rabbits, a cat, a blue bird named Oswald and now a dog. I am heading to a zoo. Anyway, knowing this I felt like after having lost our sweet Dobby we need to jump back on the wagon because if we don't we will grow used to being one of those people who's first thought in the morning is "Hmmmm, what should I have for breakfast?" instead of being one of those people who's first thought is "Oh my gosh I need to let the dog out or he will pee all over the floor." Or one of those people who when they go out of town just have to remember to adjust the a/c and pack the car. Not one of those people who think to adjust the a/c, pack the car, make arrangements for a neighbor kid to feed and walk the dog, and then spend the first part of the trip explaining to the children why the dog can't come with us. Yep, I think the best thing to do is to not get used to the easy dogless lifestyle but rather admit we are dog people and get one quick before we remember how easy it is to not have a dog. So adding to the Unwin zoo we are collecting for the afterlife I would now like to introduce you all to our new dog. He remains unnamed as we are in a deadlock of wills. We have had innumerable storm offs and mental breakdowns from various children in the naming process and now he is just 'the new dog' and still has no name.