“Dog Treats”

The Postscript

I have become the treat lady again.

Depending on where I'm walking, I either carry dog treats or I don't. I used to carry them all the time, but when we moved to the city, I stopped carrying dog treats because I feared that the downtown dogs (or their owners) might not welcome my treats. Maybe they were on a diet (the dogs, I mean). Maybe they had allergies. Maybe they would be suspicious of a strange woman doling out treats. So I stopped carrying treats. My husband, Peter, thought this was a mistake. He is of the opinion that dogs (and cats) always need treats.