“The Wilders, of course, paid no attention to her exuberance, continuing to live a frugal existence among their pigs and hens, entertained by a self-re-newing circle of farm cats and their preternaturally gifted Airedale terrier, Nero, who would sit politely at the dinner table like a member of the family, eating off his own plate.” Simple LifeDogs And HumansFarm LifeLittle House On The PrairieFarm AnimalsLaura Ingalls Wilder Book:Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder Source: Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder