Gratitude Day #26: The Sam Edition

The last week has been so, so busy that I haven't had time to be grateful, much less to write about it!

So today, I'm going to write a bit of long-overdue gratitude for this guy:

Every day he protects us from the onslaught of school buses and garbage trucks that shark the neighborhood, just waiting to attack.

It is only because of his ferocious bark and clear physical prowess that the rascally squirrels in our yard don't stage a hostile take over of our house.

Thank goodness he is here to perform a background check on every man, woman and child that we naively let in the door.

And the mailman. Have I mentioned the mailman? Really, Sam will tell you, he is a burglar in disguise who comes back day after day to infiltrate our house, only to be scared away each day by a ferocious black and white blur.

Yes, Sam shoulders the weight of these tasks so that we humans can remain blissfully unaware of the danger that lurks around every corner.

He takes his job very seriously, and we are so grateful.

Sam, we appreciate you, buddy. Good boy.