Gentle Betty

A young man who walks his dog Betty on the same route as me told me Betty needs a chunk of her ear removed due to a small bump of cancer. She is perfectly healthy otherwise, he said. I told him I had a dog once that had a toe removed from cancer. I told him some bumps grow back fast and others are gone completely when you catch them early. I suggested he tell people after the surgery that Betty was in a fight with the mailman. We laughed because both the dog and his mailman are sweet and gentle.