After nine months overseas, I came home to my wife, Ruby, and our newborn, Jenna. Everything seemed perfect—until our German Shepherd, Max, started acting strangely around the crib. He barked, whined, even pawed at the mattress.
One night, I checked. Beneath it, I found a recent positive pregnancy test. My daughter was only three months old.
Ruby broke down, confessing she’d spent one lonely night with an old flame while I was away. Max had seen her hide the test—and had been trying to warn me all along.
I left that night, Max at my side. In the end, it wasn’t my wife who stood by me, but my dog—the only one who never lied.