Commenting on something from the last chapter: Maybe Rick could revive the pizza place? And good to see Fred taking over the family business! But what happened to Rick's parents?

Rick's wife teaches at White Mountain State University. It's over an hour to Berlin from Groton. That would make for a long commute for one of them. Also, imagine the fun he'd go through in order to be compliant with the Dept. of Health. Instead of a hairnet, he'd have to wear hospital-style personal protective clothing to keep any lose/stray fur out of the pizza. And it best be a simply turn-around from the prep counter to the oven as he needs all four paws to get about. And those counters would need to be modified so he wouldn't have to constantly stretch his rear legs. Remember, he's 3 ft from nose to base of tail. Go into your kitchen, squat down as low as you can and then look at your counters from that height to envision what he'd see/experience.