Who’s got good dog stories? I know I do. Chances are that you do too.

Even though I’ve been a cat person in my adult life, there was a time when we seem to have a little of everything in my childhood… cats, hamsters, hermit crabs (don’t ask), a rabbit, an African gray parrot, a snake (!)… And, yes, a dog. We didn’t have all those at the same time, mind you, but Danny – our golden retriever– spent his 12 years in various forms of the menagerie.

And then we have the backbone of this TGD chapter, which could almost have been called Parenting II- The Sequel if not for the absence of Pam and Mike Dilallo— and even they still got a few shoutouts. (Lea’s parents were featured in S4’s “Parenting” episode). There was no Lim and Clay in this one, no Jordan and Perez, no Shaun versus anyone of note. Just a deceptively simple way to bridge a few arcs on the show while bringing a fitting end to another one. Let’s start with the centerpiece– and the source of this episode’s title.

And if they themselves ever need a reminder of that fact, it’s quite clear that they need look no further than Dr. Aaron Glassman. The days of his borderline disdain for Lea, and concerns that Shaun and Lea are moving “too fast”-- they’re as long gone as, well, Hubert (R.I.P., you poor short-lived creature of the sea). His heartfelt conversation with Lea in “The Good Boy” drew yet another interesting parallel– to his “you’re going to be a parent someday, maybe… right?” conversation with Lea in the gamechanging “Friends and Family” episode…

(NOTE: I used to have a clip of said scene here, but I can no longer find it on YouTube.)

How did YOU feel about Powell’s exit from the show? Or Park and Morgan’s latest chapter? Or, of course, all things canine with #Shea? The comments section is hungry for your input!