I made it to my 20th issue! Not the post I thought I’d write, but here we are… Fair warning, this one is about pet loss. Please go to https://itslikethis.substack.com/p/atpeace2 to read the full transcript and scroll through to see some pictures of our sweet Piper. Thanks for being here.

When our dog Piper became part of our family eight years ago, we weren’t sure our son would tolerate having a pet – he’d developed some fear of dogs after being bitten by one a few years before.

But this sweet-tempered, deaf, and already middle-aged dog was a good fit for our family.

She and my son had a lot in common.

Not long after we had adopted Piper, I found her on the back patio barking at a planter I just had moved to a different location.

She appreciated sameness and routine. I would get reminded by both of my “kids” if I was late on mealtime or promised car rides.

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