We are professional people, nearing retirement age, who have always wanted a dog but were never home enough to raise one properly. Covid changed all that, and today we are virtually never anywhere else but at home. And so, we now have a dog. Meet Shortcake, a 5 month-old heeler mix rescue dog. She is a little skittish about men, but she is definitely warming up to me now. We got her on Saturday. We are very pleased. She is a good dog and, apparently, at least as smart as her owners.