Several weeks ago, I got a message asking for my help with a very special project.  John wanted to surprise his girlfriend Allyson with a custom album of photos of her dog, Barksdale!  He wanted the book to be called "Why We Love Barksdale" and gave me a list of all of the reasons they do.  Over the course of a couple days, while Allyson was at work, we took Barksdale out and posed her in photos to go along with every reason on the list.  It was clear to me that John loved Barksdale just as much as his own dog, and he loved Allyson, too.