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By Mary Carol Garrity

Life was good without all the pets, I told myself. For the first time in years, my vacuum wasn't full of animal hair, and guests could sit on my sofas and not leave with party favors clinging to their slacks.

But I didn't realize how much I missed having a dog in the house until I spied the world's cutest beagle puppy at a charity auction. My first mistake was to pick her up; she stole a piece of my heart with each sloppy lick she gave me. Dan's first mistake was to give me the auction number, which I thrust in the air over and over again during the heated bidding.

Poof, I owned a puppy, and a very overpriced one at that. In a flash, I had to resurrect my pet-protection policies. If you share your home with animals, you might be able to use a few of my tricks, too.

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