Comfort.

Dickens, an eight-year-old female Dalmatian, rests in the living room at Peaches Bed & Breakfast on Wednesday, December 23 after guests had cleared out for the holiday weekend. "She's a comfort girl," said the dog's owner, Jane Lovett of Grand Rapids, who adopted Dickens from Dal Rescue in Columbus Ohio at four months old. Particularly mellow for a Dalmatian, Dickens spends her days napping and squirrel watching at Peaches, where guests don't hesitate to give her a pat on the head. "Everybody loves Dickens," Lovett said. (Grand Rapids Press Photo)