The Karma of House and Dog-Sitting in Mahone Bay: the Toulouse way

Some of you might know that I offered to house-sit for some friends who have a house right by the water in Mahone Bay, a lovely sea-side resort town in Nova Scotia. The house came with a young cocker spaniel-poodle (cockapoo) puppy, Ollie (short for Oliver). I thought, "Oh, Boy!"... Walks along the beach, playing fetch and rough-play (like I wouldn't do with a cat…) Toulouse wasn't so enamored. He agreed …though with some reserve (he's a great sport!).



What neither of us realized was that O...