Saturdays with StellaBy: Allison K. Pittman Sometimes your best four legged friend is also your best teacher When you bring a new dog into your home, a wash of great joy can become a trial of perseverance as your furry pal chews, digs, yaps, and yes, piddles her way through every room in the house. Allison Pittman learned this all too well when she adopted a tiny, shiny puppy of indefinable breed(s). Stella wasted no time in turning her home upside down as only a pup can.