Everybody Likes Jasper

On our walks, everybody likes to stop and say hello to Jasper. The parking-lot guards especially stop and say hello as Jasper ignores them and looks into the distance at the pigeons in the alley. The parking-lot guards try to figure out Jasper's intricate genealogy and wish they had a dog like him.

Yesterday two different women stopped to say hello. One was a breast cancer survivor. Used to have dogs, but no longer, due to Stage 4, with chemo. I told her to get some rest. The other woman was filling up her gas tank, and came over to say hello. Her Pomeranian Benny passed away from cancer at age seven. Just nostalgic for their dogs.

Last week, a strange guy was talking with his sister on his cell phone as Jasper and I passed his house. He told his sister: "YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE IT! YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE IT! THIS DOG LOOKS LOOKS JUST LIKE GUNNER, EXCEPT HE'S THREE TIMES LARGER!"

Everybody likes Jasper!