A dog to watch over you

 Scientists and doctors are now saying that having a dog in your home reduces children's risk of developing asthma.  Sometimes I think all it does is increase the risk of waking the children during nap time when the doorbell rings and the dog starts barking.  

But when I look back at all the photos of my babies, what I see is a dog who adores his boys.  He charges the door, tail wagging madly, when they come home.  He jumps in their beds to kiss them good-night.  He leaps around them while they play their rowdy games.  He snuggles in their blankets while they watch movies.  He lets them push him down the slide.  He drops his toys when they ask him to.  He loves them.  And he deserves a little more credit than just the dog who decreases their risk of developing asthma or the dog who barks at the doorbell.  He's the dog that watches over my boys.

2010

2011 with Seamus

2012 with Seamus

2013

2013 with his Grammy

2014 with Benjamin

Today