My husband was a hard man, an oft contradictory man, a man who today would say yes to this and tomorrow say the same thing was wrong. I’m not saying this to be cruel or judgmental, it’s just true. For many years, my husband refused to allow our children to have a pet of any kind. Then he found a friend who was breeding Dachshunds. In no time at all, we had a Dachshund. A very difficult Dachshund, one of the most unpleasant dogs I’ve ever loved. Years passed. He said no again and again to the children’s request for …
