A sweet memory floated up this morning. Valentine was my first dog as an adult, and the first dog with which the Hero MD™ and I made a pack. We always called him "the Red Dog," as though it were a royal title. He came to live with us on Valentine's Day, 1986. This photograph by Lindsay Lozon was taken in spring, 1987 at our house on Winchester, before we moved to Milton. Valentine spent our Milton years with us, and left us a couple of years after we'd returned to Toronto. The first dog is always special, and I rarely hear "My Funny Valentine" without my eyes misting over, even after all these years.
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