A screenshot of my Instagram post from March 2014 where I'd told my black lab Jet that Labrador Rescue had emailed to ask if we wanted to keep him. "What do you think, Jet?" I asked him. And he looked at me and wagged his tail.

Once a dog has your heart, you are stuck: there is no undoing it. ~ Our Dogs, Ourselves by #AlexandraHorowitz. 12 years ago today #LabradorRescue emailed to ask if we were keeping Jet after his two-week trial. We all said, Yes! ❤️ 🐶 #dogs #rescuedogs

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