What's Wrong with Rosie?

Nan and her labrador Rosie lived together in a house deep in the Dales. Mostly, they were very happy, but sometimes Nan worried about her old dog. Was Rosie lonely with only Nan for company? She worried, too, about Rosie growing older with each day that passed.

One day, Nan's daughter Jane called her over for a surprise, and Nan found herself looking at a line of squirming labrador puppies. She thought about Rosie, and she thought about herself.

Would she like a puppy?

Would Rosie?

But still Nan could not decide...