Our ten-pound Havanese mix would make a great guard dog.
First, let me pay the puppy tax with a picture:
Back to business—here’s a list of Joiya’s guard-dog qualifications.
barking at pedestrians on the sidewalk outside our house
hearing car doors close across the street
growling at anyone who comes back from the bathroom
She’s got that once-in-a-generation talent, like Michael Jordan on the basketball court.
Unfortunately, she’s as inconsistent as Michael Jordan on the baseball diamond.
(That was a sports joke. Sorry, won’t happen again.)
I once watched her lick the grass while a squirrel sat watching her from ten feet away.
And she doesn’t notice our toddler climbing next to her on the couch until his foot connects with her face (but relax, it’s super cute and not at all violent).
She notices the tiniest details while missing what’s obvious to everyone else around her.
I wouldn’t say she inspired Safran, the protagonist of my heist fantasy series…
But Safran also has a tendency to ignore the truths staring her in the eyes.
And in Stories That Bleed, she’ll finally have to face them.
Addison
