The behavior of dogs has fascinated me since growing up around black Labs and golden retrievers. It has continued through my adulthood working with five wonderfully stubborn and quirky guide dogs.

When I moved to Columbia, Missouri, to marry Lisa, my prior guide dog, a black Lab named Jules, vied for dominance with Luke, a cantankerous, kingly standard poodle currently ten years old. After several days of noisy posturing, they seemed to decide to ignore each other. Yet Luke learned…..

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