Somewhere out there, Mother Nature is laughing at us, because she gave one little Shih-Tzu puppy a bark that sounds less like a canine warning and more like a squeaky dog toy trapped inside a furball.

This morning, my usual doom scroll was interrupted by a video of a pug dressed as a snowman. The pug hated it. It was visibly uncomfortable and looked miserable. But that was the funny bit! Dogs being ...