Topaz...

Topaz is the "guard dog" at one of my favorite book stores...
The Olde Hickory Book Rack.
http://thebookrack.com/Lancaster?id=182

Getting rather old, Topaz spends
a lot of time "resting", usually with one eye open.
Didn't object one bit
to the placement of my coffee mug....
we have become good friends... :)

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend.
Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
- Groucho Marx