“I have to admit, Jim was right. Brian is a good judge of cats—but never, ever, let him get us a dog. Bear is still waiting for replacement shoes from Loeb for the ones that Pesto chewed up, to say nothing about the ones the dog shit in. That dog’s a pain in the ass. Bear had to take him to obedience school because Brian wasn’t stern enough with him. I see you look thoughtful. What was he going to bring home today?” Jake smiled at Davey.
“There was a dog in the kennel that was missing a leg and an eye. He had cancer. The family surrendered him because they could no longer pay his vet bills. I thought the dog looked like he was in pain. Even though it’s a no-kill shelter, that dog should have been put down. He was miserable. Brian started to cry over it until Jim came over and took him in to see the cats.” Jake turned onto Route 1.