A kind of funny dog, light reddish brown and Malamute-like in build, heavy fur, head ruff and a tail curled over the hips, came into my yard this morning. My dog went nuts barking, as she usually does when another dog steps into our yard. The funny thing about this sled dog was that it was tiny, about half the size of my homicidal rodent eliminating but otherwise very friendly to people cats and most other dogs 22 pound terrier. I thought it was a puppy but no, my neighbor Moe said, it's eight years old.

I told him I need about 100 of these tiny dogs to pull me on a sled across the snow this upcoming winter.

Mush!