Okay, so I have bought Fate a bunch of toys, they litter the living room. Part is my training philosophy – give puppies plenty of stuff to chew on and they will leave your stuff alone – and part is that I am a mush. I brought my daughter home toys every other day.

Yesterday, I got Fate an orange moose from the Handsome Hound pet and grooming in Shaftsbury, Vt. Fate loves it, she has been flipping around all morning and growling at it. Then she got tired, as she does,and rested her head on it and went to sleep. Her nap was four minutes long.