With that being said, I am very thankful for Pedro. Having Pedro makes Paul and I feel more like a family instead of just a couple. He's brought smiles to mine and Paul's faces on days when nothing else would quite do the trick. He's been a great road trip companion on long drives to St. Louis. He's such a loving, low-key dog (anxiety attacks aside), it's really hard not to care about him. He even gives me an excuse to stay active with walks outside when the temperature has dropped below freezing (this is usually a good thing).
He's shown me that I actually do have maternal extincts buried somewhere inside me and that I have what it takes to keep a living things alive for an extended period of time. Thanks Pedro. I'm sure our future children will thank you someday too.