I never realized how anti-dog people are until I moved to this area. Let me introduce you to my girl Tucker. She’s a Jack Russell terrier/poodle mix, otherwise known as a Jack-a-poo and is probably the greatest dog ever. (I may be a little biased, but she thinks she’s pretty great too!)

I got Tucker when she was 8 weeks old and weighed 2½ pounds. We lived in Philadelphia at the time and lots of walks were in order, to try to get that potty training down.