I’ve been working with my dog, Goldie, a 3-year-old Catahoula mixed pup, on stopping and sitting at cross walks. Now when I slow down in front of a cross walk she actually sits without my command.  It is the greatest thing in the world to me, and I praise her like crazy whenever she does it!

I’ve also been working on my own development. I have taken up the guitar and go every week to take lessons with Jordan Hemphill at Allegro School of Music in Buda. Jordan asked me to work on memo...