Harman Law - July/August 2021

Harman Law - July/August 2021

July/August 2021

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MEET OUR FURRY 4TH KID, KINNICK!

I don’t know how, but I think I’ve somehow managed to send more than a year’s worth of newsletters without mentioning that my wife and I have a fourth kid. We named him Kinnick, after the famous Iowa football player Nile Kinnick, and he’s better behaved than his brothers or sister. There’s only one thing holding him back from being my favorite child — he happens to be a dog! Since we’re right in the middle of the dog days of summer, I thought it was time to officially introduce you to Kinnick. He really is a member of the family. He turns 7 this year and Jen and I adopted him at 6 months old, so we’ve actually had him longer than the trips have been alive. It’s hard to know what kind of dog he is since he’s a rescue, but the vet’s best guess is a mix of Labrador and chow chow. When we first brought the trips home, we were worried about how Kinnick would react since he had never been around kids before. But he is great with them! I don’t think we have a single picture of the trips playing on the floor as babies that doesn’t have him hovering in the background. He loves to follow them around the house, and 8 mornings out of 10, Jen and I wake up to find him lying in front of their bedroom door. I think he might like them better than us at this point, but I can’t really blame him — they’re the most entertaining thing in the house! Overall, Kinnick is a super chill dog. He never barks unless someone comes to the door, and he spends most of his time lying on the blanket draped over “his” spot on the couch. The only time he lets loose is when he’s in the middle of an activity, like a walk, a visit to the dog park, or a day at doggie day care. Then he really gets going! He’s so hardcore and energetic at day care that he won’t even stop to eat while he’s there. He’s too busy zooming around and playing with all his new friends. The only downside to having a furry fourth child is that Kinnick sheds A LOT. I think it must be the chow in him. Jen and I can sit there with the Furminator and literally brush a small animal’s worth of hair out of his coat. One time, I brushed him in the driveway, and there were tumbleweeds of fur blowing down the street! The volume amazes me every time. Still, I can forgive Kinnick for the fur because he’s so devoted to the family. When I first read the quote, “Dogs might be in just a small part of our lives, but to them, we are their whole life,” I immediately thought of Kinnick. I think we can all learn a bit about loyalty and unconditional love from dogs.

The rest of my team here at Harman Law loves their pets just as much as I do. Flip to Page 2 to meet some of their furballs, including Nakita — who loves to serenade Azalea with her “higher-than-Ariana Grande notes,” hunt lizards, and pull a Houdini on the groomer — and Hank, whose favorite things are playing at the beach, long walks, and meeting up with his pals.

–Michael Harman

P.S. I feel like Jen would want me to mention that we also have a fifth “kid” in the house, a 13-year-old rescue cat named Cameron. He’s more her cat than mine, though, so if she wants to share his story, she’ll have to do a newsletter of her own!

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