Today I met a new dog. Her name was Maggie. All she wanted to do was play. I just wanted to chew my stick. She kept trying to take it away. She tried to get my stick and our noses touched. Mommy said we were “kissing cousins.” I don’t know what that means. I think it means she is a hound dog like me.
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Clover is mad because Mommy never posted her picture here. Abra is mad because Mommy has been lazy in keeping up with her website. I am not mad. Mommy is OK. She gave me some meatloaf yesterday. I hope she gives me some today.
Oh, here is Clover. She was all right. She took the best part of the couch every time.
Henry contemplates his paw
Me and Mommy were walking along. I was sniffing as usual. I sniffed a tall bunch of grass. A cat came out of the grass. He was mad. He hissed at me. Mommy said to leave it and to come away. But the cat came after me. He tried to scratch me. Mommy started yelling. I started yowling. The cat kept coming after me. Finally we got away.
After we left that cat, my back paw felt bad. My nail was bleeding. Mommy took me home and put me in the car. We went to the vet. They fixed my nail. It hurt but I was brave.
Now I am left with this bandage on my paw and a story to tell. Beware the black cat who hides in the tall grass.
Where am I?
We got in the car again but we didn’t go to the park. We drove for a long time. When we got out we were someplace I didn’t know. There was a house and a yard, and lots of different smells all around.
Henry and Stanley
Lots of dogs went by my house. I met a dog named Stanley. He wanted to tussle, but I refused. Most of the time anyway.
Daddy took me on lots of walks in the morning. I saw so many different things. One day I ran on the beach with other dogs. I liked that. Another day they took me to a little dog park where I didn’t know any of the other dogs. It was all right. 
After another long car ride I am back where I recognize everything. Mommy is walking me again in the morning. I saw my friends at my own dog park today. I don’t know where I was exactly, but I’m glad I’m home.