A Very Good Dog, according to now-VP candidate Walz

This here is our derpy, energetic, sensitive, snuggly, and easily confusable Jack Russell mix (we think; he was a rescue with almost no information about him). He was very nervous when we got him, and didn’t know much about the world. He would get scared by rustling leaves, spent a long time trying to figure out what a caterpillar was. We only half joke that he lived his previous life in a closet 😕. But with patience and care he’s come out of his shell, and now sniffs caterpillars with confidence!

We take early mornings romps at an amazing dog park here in Minneapolis, and I see our Governor (now VP candidate) doing the same not infrequently. My pup worked up the courage to go say hi once (he’s usually pretty shy), and the Governor gave him a treat, a scritchie, and a “What a Very Good Boy!” He now expects treats from the Governor every time…