This story by Charlotte Lance is about a dog and a boy. And sometimes boy thinks dog is inconvenient. Like when dog pulls the bedcovers off, walks mud into the house, chews his socks, and so on and on. And sometimes boy thinks dog is convenient. Like when boy doesn't want to eat his dinner, or something scary is on TV, or when he needs a friend to hug. Some dogs are plain hard work, but all dogs want love, need love, and can give love. Listen to Rev Glynn Cardy reading this story below.