![]() But it feels as if Grogan has mistaken Marley for his first baby. Jenny got pregnant again-maybe it was because Marley sometimes lolled around in bed with the Grogans during their basal-temperature-ovulation-calendar-we-must-have-sex-right-this-second drill-sessions-and ultimately carried two pregnancies to term. (Blessedly, the author only reproduces three-and-a-half of those pages here.) Marley appeared in a movie, The Last Home Run. When the Grogans went on a trip, they left a six-page memo about Marley’s care with the colleague who agreed to dog-sit. He developed a fear of thunder, which the Grogans discussed seriously with a vet. And on it went: Marley got kicked out of obedience class. Jenny got pregnant, but miscarried she embraced not only John but also Marley in her grief. Within a few weeks, the Grogans felt confident about their caretaking ability and tossed their birth control in the trash. John adores the reggae tempo of Marley’s tail-wagging and enjoys playing tug-of-war with him. ![]() ![]() Hence Marley, a lovable Labrador retriever. Jenny, who had recently killed a houseplant (a “lovely large dieffenbachia with emerald-and-cream variegated leaves”), thought she needed to brush up on her maternal skills before she tried to have a baby. ![]() ![]() The author and his wife still qualified as newlyweds-they’d been married just over a year-when they decided to adopt a dog. ![]()
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