My Family’s Best Friend
Romeo’s love was simple, uncomplicated, and limitless.
“I found your yoga dog,” Diana, a family friend, told my wife, Cindy, in 2011. She volunteered at an animal-rescue center and knew our family was looking for a dog that could be a soothing presence; we were desperately in need of it. Shortly after that we met Romeo, a four-year-old beagle-terrier mix. When Romeo came into our home, Cindy says, he brought laughter with him.
A month
