Archie

There was a neat article in today's Los Angeles Times about Archie, a Newfoundland-breed dog who "works" at Casa Pacifica in Camarillo. Casa Pacifica is a home for abused and neglected children and Newfoundlands are very large dogs.

After telling how Archie injured his hip, required surgery, and howled at home while recovering because he was not around the children, the article ended with this paragraph:

"Murphy decided that work was the best medicine, and so Archie limped back to the office, his leg in a cast. And children who had known great callousness in their lives treated the giant canine with exquisite tenderness."

It was the best two sentences I had read in some time.