Very heartwarming, yet still sad.
We have or did have (not sure) a beagle research facility here. I never even knew about it until I talked to a neighbor one day who told me she was on her way to work there. Her job was to socialize with the beagles, that's it, I think for a few hours/day few times/wk. I was glad they let them get that much love & attention but sad they had to pay someone to do it.
