We Need A Dog

The Westminster Kennel Club holds its famous dog show each year in Madison Square Garden.

- Patrick & J.l. Hempfing

My wife, Mattie, and 9-year-old daughter, Jessie, watch every minute of the six-hour, two-night telecast. As they snuggle under a blanket, eyes glued to the TV, the oohs and aahs from the sofa continue nonstop. 

“I want that one.” 

“Ah, it’s sooooo cute.” 

When the announcer calls, “May I have the hound group into the ring,” they shriek like we won the lottery. 

While Mattie and Jessie enjoy their dog fantasies, I might as well be invisible. They’d probably notice if I rode a camel in front of the TV, before promptly responding in unison, “Get out of the way!” Simply put, Mattie and Jessie love dogs.