My new dog just howled in her sleep, like a coyote wailing at the moon. I have never heard a dog talk or cry in her sleep before. Frightening moment. If she’s hurting, I’m hurting.

I hope she didn’t catch the bad dreams genes from me.

I hope she’s happy here. I love her like a mom.

Scratch that. I am her mom now. I hope her biological mom is not howling. I’d miss her too if she weren’t here with me.