When Mommy put me in the car I was glad because I knew we were going to the dog park to see my friends. But instead she took me to a building that had dogs and people going in and out. I sniffed all around. I saw a puppy and a cat. Then I had to go into a small room. I sniffed even more. A lady came in and she and Mommy put me on a table that rose up. I didn’t like that. The lady calmed me and felt me all over.  She and Mommy talked about me right in front of me. The lady said Mommy was doing a good job with me. What about me? I wondered. Am I not doing a good job too?

The lady said I weighed almost 60 pounds. I don’t know what that means. I like my kibble. The next time we get in the car I hope it is to go to the dog park.

Today it is hot. Me and mommy walked slow. We walked up the block and saw Cooper. I like Cooper.  He is my friend. I don’t know what kind of dog he is, but he smells good. We said hello and then goodbye.  Me and Mommy walked home. Now I am lying down on the floor.  It is too hot for the couch.

Good bye, Cooper.

Today Mommy and me walked on the grass. I liked it a lot. I rolled around on it too. Sometimes Mommy tells me to stop it but I can’t help it.  It was hot so I had lie down and put my belly on the cool grass. Mommy stood there holding my leash but then she lied down next to me. I ate some grass, too. Mommy didn’t. When we were cooled off we got up and walked some more. Then we went home.

I like the grass.

I am glad. The sun is warm on my dark fur. This morning Mommy and I walked all around. I stood on a bridge over a road and sniffed. I smelled a lot of good things. Two little dogs ran out of their yard and barked at me. Then we came home. Now I am resting on the porch. Mommy says lying on the porch is my birthright as a hound, but I don’t know what that means. When I want to go in the house, I will bark.