You may recall that I love dogs. I have three right now, and they’re lovely, but they are getting old. Gracie Reneè, a lab mix, is going on 15; Butchie the beagle will turn 13 this summer; and Franklin (we don’t know what he is, a big dog on little legs that looks like he has bed-body all the time) is going on 10.

Dave and I were wondering about getting a puppy; would it stress out the others too much? Then, my daughter Katy solved the quandary.

Enter Yoshi, her Great Dane-Mastiff Lab and who-knows-what-else mix. She is about 4 months old and looks like an AT-AT Walker from Star Wars.

We are tasked with watching this bundle of unending energy with super-long legs, a skinny body, and a big head........

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