Love Rival

Well, my love affair with Honey, the pit bull mix next door, is over. I have a rival, because the couple next door has acquired a black lab pit bull mix puppy to keep Honey company.

I came to the fence to give Honey a belly rub, and she was polite, but it was clear she would rather be playing stick with the new girl, the puppy. She hopped up after less than a minute. In the old days, last week, she would only get bored after ten minutes of two-handed dual back and belly rubs.

I am surprisingly sad about this.