b'A Dogs LifeLet SleepingDogs LieOne afternoon, as I was hanginglaundry in the backyard, an old,tired-lookingdogwanderedin.I could tell from his collar andwell-fedbellythathehadahome. But, when I walked intothe house, he followed me, saun-tereddownthehallandfellasleep in a corner. An hour later,hewenttothedoor,andIlethim out.Thenextdayhewasback,and resumed his position in thehallway. He slept for an hour.Thiscontinuedforseveralweeks. Curious, I pinned a notetohiscollar: Everyafternoonyour dog comes to my house fora nap.He arrived the next day withadifferentnotepinnedtohiscollar: He lives in a home with10 children. Hes trying to catchup on his sleep.words by Susan F. RomanChicken Soup for the Pet Lovers SoulSimon & Schuster, 2013photograph by Anna Cooke, taken during an adoptionevent at OCC Roadhouse & Museum, Clearwater, Florida92THE NEW BARKER www.TheNewBarker.com'