I hope you're ready for my Cream & Sugar dog to make herself at home here. She goes by "Sugar" for the sake of simplicity. She looks a little like a golden retriever in general shape and size, but is just a beautiful mutt with fluffy, white fur. When she was just a pup Sugar had a small, very light brown patch of hair between her shoulders that looked as if someone had spilled a cafe au lait on her. Thus, she got her name. She is sweet and smart and will respond to a normal, conversational voice. She will fetch for you once and only once, so don't bother asking again until the following day. But mostly, she enjoys just lounging around and a good back or belly rub (not unlike her master).

Sugar enjoys music and might even sing along with some of it. But until the music gets started, she'll just want to lie in that sunny spot over by the window.

I'll just grab a cuppa coffee and "The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain" and curl up in that big chair over there.