Have you seen those new talking communication gadgets where a dog pushes a button and the device says a word, like “play” or “outside?” I’ve been trying to figure out why these contraptions just don’t sit right with me.

I remember how we all cheered the first day a stray dog came in and the scan picked up a microchip.

The call for a search can come at any time, day or night, for a CARDA dog handler.