This week, with ethicist Randy Cohen, we'll hear from a listener with a similar dilemma.

NPR: Family Pauses over Woman's Posthumous Request

It's not quite the dog days of summer yet, but we do have a canine question this week for our ethicist, Randy Cohen.

NPR: The Ethicist: Weighing a Canine Conundrum

Mr. RANDY COHEN (Columnist, The New York Times Magazine): Hi, Jennifer.

NPR: The Ethicist: Weighing a Canine Conundrum