The Power of the Dog

Christmas 2020

I’ve just finished the audiobook Olive, Mabel and Me by Andrew Cotter, the Scottish sportscaster whose labradors became international stars last year when he — well, just go to YouTube and search “Olive Mabel.” Yes, that Olive and Mabel.

I’ve been spending the commute laughing and crying. Cotter delivers the audiobook with the wry humor that makes their videos so precious, and he reminds us of the sad truth every dog lover knows: All good dogs come to an end.

He introduce...