[alaskayorkie]

My family is a big-dog family. I'm the youngest of six, and no one ever owned a dog less than 80 pounds until we bought Eddie. At first, the teasing was relentless. But they'd never met him. This summer, they met him.

Today, Eddie got a package in the mail from my brother Ray. There was no teasing. He and his daughters bought Eddie this shirt. They love him. Ray even said his next dog is going to be a little dog.

It was a proud moment in my life, validation for choosing a little dog.

I'll bet some of you have similar stories. 'fess up!