Numero Dos

Lucy the Wonderdog has some competition of late: Reagan.

Tracy and I jokingly refer to our cocker spaniel as "the granddog." My parents spoil her. I'm talking spa-like treatment. So much so that when Mom and Dad take Lucy on the weekends, Lucy is said to be going to "the spa."

Now that an actual grandchild has arrived, Lucy is no longer No. 1. She is Numero Dos, as my little brother Mattchew likes to call her of late. Or just Dos.

But as you can tell by the photo, the pup still holds a special place -- and a spot on the couch -- in the grandparents' hearts.