Sometimes Silence Isn’t Golden

Riley is the sweetest creature on the planet. He is a no-fuss-no-muss dog. He knows his job is to pump love into the world, and he excels at it.

He only has one flaw.

He never barks.

I’d stepped out on the deck to take a call because the reception is better out there. I didn’t realize he had slipped out behind me, and I wasn’t thinking to look for him when I came back inside.

An hour passed. Not a peep. When I gathered the dogs for a potty break, he was suddenly missing.

I checked the house. Nothing. I went outside and called for him. Still nothing.

Then I noticed Arrow staring at the upper deck.

If this had been Kenzie, the whole neighborhood would have heard about it.

Sometimes barking is a good thing…