On the doubting side, of course, some will say that humans are more complicated, sophisticated, have greater potential and such. That's all well and good but I don't see it as an excuse for a slow start.

Baruffa's puppies are 21 days old today. While I have been around baby dogs, cats, horses and cows before, this is the first time I have really been there full-time.

I previously talked about Carlos and Baruffa, both Samoyeds. I just got a comment from an old friend about how cute the puppies are and realized that I have known her for almost as long as I have know about Samoyeds. I worked with her in 1970. At that same time I bought a Samoyed for the daughter of a friend and co-worker.