Empty Mess

Empty Mess

ALPHA DOG

And he either gets it together, or he's out!

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Stephanie Mason-Teague
Sep 13, 2025
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The kids moved out, and rather than taking the opportunity to celebrate our freedom from a busy schedule and stay out late, or take spontaneous weekend trips, we filled the void of our quiet house and got a dog.

We’ve always had dogs. We are dog people—a dog family—but somehow, this dog is different. For one thing, we ordered him and paid a lot of money …

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