Chloe checks me out every morning to see if I have carrots or cookies, she sniffs my hands, my pockets, she nuzzles my face if Iet her, she gives me a kiss as Maria has trained her to do. I have no carrots or cookies, today, she gives me a baleful stare. Red, of course, the no-nonsense animal, is already poised to work. Dogs are more useful than horses, I think.