On a warm December day in 2018 our mutual friends, Zack and Anne, threw a 10th birthday party for their beloved dog, Hank, in Crescent Park. Although we'd known most of each other's friends for years, we somehow didn't meet until Cat's dog, Layla, sensing Andrew's weak resolve, asked him for a bite of his Pizza. Layla spent the party pretending to be anxious around the other dogs to keep us talking. We spent the rest of the day strolling around our neighborhood stopping in at favorite bars and friends' houses. Since then we've passed many a Sunday doing the same thing. After a few years, her plan worked. Now Layla gets to try whatever Andrew eats.