Promenade

Sniffing
Exploring
Running in the grass
Chasing a stick for a toddler
Being the biggest dog at Tinker’s house

Cheerful
Protective
Walking Dad
Posing for a picture
Loving your human, your brothers and sister

Warm
Patient
Down on your mat
Cheering up sick children
Up on the couch so we can pet you easier

Greeting
Fun loving
Walking on ice
Wrestling with October
Under a car outside St. Francis of Assisi Church

Cheerful
Adorable
Barking at horses
Sleeping under my desk
Falling asleep when I carried you home

Pulling
Hiking
Running with big dogs
Snow up to your shoulders
Chasing seagulls and stealing their food

Happy
Friendly
At the window
Sitting on the back porch
Waiting to lick the cats’ bowls

Treats
Cuddles
Teaching math
Friendly with everyone
Asking permission to climb in a wheelchair

Baths
In the crate
At the window
Chasing cats for Urbanite
Cuddling Boulevard who is always cold

Loving
Sharing
In a chair
Sleeping in the car
Asking everyone to pet you

Brave
Cat kisses
Helping dogs
Walking with me everyday
Love and affection for everyone you meet

I’m in heaven now.

I love heaven. 

First my brother, Skyscraper, met me.

Then he took me to visit lots of people, cats and dogs.

• Our brother Tar Beach
• Skyscraper’s mom 
• Our human’s mom
• Our human’s nana
• A special human, Rose
• My friend Spike
• My friend Roslyn

Sometimes I think about my human.  When I do, I bark and she remembers me.  If you see her looking up at the ceiling, she’s thinking about me in heaven.

I’ll see you when you get to heaven.

Yesterday I took a lot of naps. I was very very sleepy.

Before then, there were two extra humans in my house.

One human, Dad, petted me a lot.  I think Dad is good at cuddling.

John, the other human is good at playing.   He is good at playing catch my hands.   John walked with me and my human in Herring Run Park.   He took my picture.

Next time there are extra humans in your house ask them to cuddle and play. They usually like it.

Yesterday a lot of humans came to my house. 

The humans brought lots of good food.  No one gave me any food!

I tried to get in the garbage.  No luck!  My human saw me!  No garbage for me.

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Sometimes the grass is tall and tickles my belly. 

Today the grass is very tall.  It’s over my head.  The grass is taller than me!

Yesterday I walked up the block to Herring Run Park.

Along the way I met some children.  They ran to me and called out, *Can I pet your dog?*

*Sure, let’s ask him to sit,* my human replied.

Three children gently petted me.  I love being petted.

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Urbanite was sitting on the porch.  I saw him through the door.

I walked over to my mat and relaxed.  My human made tea.

All of a sudden I jumped up, ran to the back door and barked, *woof!*

My human opened the door.  I ran out and chased Yin and Yang.

My job is to keep all cats except Urbanite and Boulevard out of the back yard.  Urbanite taught me this job.

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Yesterday I met Charley in Herring Run Park.

He has very tall legs.  Charley’s legs are taller than my back!

He likes to play.

Urbanite is sleeping on the bed with me and my human.

He actually touches her.   Before he slept on a blanket in the other room or sometimes downstairs on the couch.

In the morning he used to come upstairs.  Urbanite meowed and meowed.  Then he would jump on the bed and walk on my human!

I like Urbanite’s cuddles better.

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My human and I walked the trails going up and down the hill.

I looked back and she was hopping on one foot.  I ran to her.

She said, *Whoops, I stepped in something stinky!*