For most of January and half of February, we are pet sitting Amigo, this chunky chihuahua angel. He belongs to a friend of my mothers and he has spent these last cold dark weeks keeping my lap warm. In this dark, blue January there is little better than a lap full of dog, marathon tv and lots of felt. Our dog, Roger, is delighted by the visitor and spends more of his days looking at Amigo in my lap with sad longing, waiting for more rough housing and chasing around the living room.