From the perspective of Heidi, the dog: “Through the years when Mommy and Mr. Dan would go away on weekends or on vacation, Dori or one of her pet sitters would come and care for me. I have always been very independent – even as a puppy I was never very “friendly” – and this only increased as I got older. But they always took such great care of me, leaving notes for each visit describing how I reacted to them, how I ate, where I was, etc., that Mr. Dan and Mommy always felt as though they had been right here with me all along.