It took six months to fully adjust to having this dog in my home and in my life. Now I’m ready to make the bigger adjustment of bringing a man into my life. I just wish there were city shelters and humane societies where men were organized by size and breed, their vital information posted on little 3x5 cards on their cage doors. That would be so much easier than all this dating!

BJ Gallagher is a Los Angeles author and speaker. Her books include: Friends are Everything and Everything I Need to Know I Learned from other Women. To learn more about BJ, check out www.womenneed2know.com.