AND THE GRAND TOTAL IS...

There are fifteen Brazilians living in the duplex next door and one German. And usually in the evenings they like to sit around the patio and have a beer and chat. I get quite the good looking welcoming committee. Plus they all love dogs and have quite a few back at home. Everyone whom I share my patio with likes dogs - it is very nice because Stella is a big fan of checking out all the porches. She also likes to scratch at other peoples doors until their cats come and "play" through the glass with her. She does this at more than one house. It's kind of funny slash very embarrassing and we are working on the come command hard core.