Every Spring, Fred, who works for our heating oil company, comes to clean up the heater in the basement and make sure it’s working well. He knows the drill, and we tell him to just walk into the house if we’re not home or are busy.

And he does, and our tough guard dogs – Red, Rose and  Bud – were just overjoyed to see him. Fred is one of those people who loves and trusts dogs much more than people, and they seem to know it.

He got a warm and lavish greeting the minute he came into the door. Good to know we are safe from intruders. They might get licked to death. (They do make a lot of noise).