Christmas is around the corner so I’m making my gift list now. The first people on my list are my immediate family, my son, wife and our parents and siblings. Immediate family members also include my pet bulldog, Buster. He was with me even before I got married. This year I plan to give him some plush dog toys.

Plush dog toys are his favorite. Unfortunately his plush toys never last long. They either get rip to shreds or are covered with stinky saliva and drool that I need to throw them away. No amount of washing can take the smell of a bulldog’s drool. I also make it a point not to buy plush toys that makes sounds. When it rips, my bulldog might swallow the whistle or the thing that makes the sound.