Wanna go for a walk?

Come walk with me today. See what I see every day.



It is 6:30am and the neighborhood is quiet and still--all except for the wakening song birds, foraging for food. We have baby birds living in the birdhouses on our front porch. I like to stop and sniff their poo. Ok, now off we go...



Let's walk real fast towards Merwood Park, it's the kiddie park behind my house. First we need to go to the corner and then cross over the bridge. Wait--I smell something.



Oh, it's just the water. The creek is still there, same place it was yesterday. Whew. Ok, let's ignore that sign that says, "NO DOGS PERMITTED IN PARK" and saunter right in. Because after all, I'm no dog. I am a puppy princess. Besides, everydoggy does it.



Time to let me sniff the park. Do you smell that track? It's a squirrel. He was here just minutes ago. Do you smell that track? It's my Westie friend, Katie. She was here last night in the rain. Do you smell that? That, my friend, is a big fresh pile of poo.



Oo! Oo! Oo! See that fence over there? That's my backyard! You can't see our house from here but I sure can smell it. My super beagle sense tells me that Daddy is still inside, tucked away in bed. I'll take care of that later with my super beagle kisses. Anyway, we're done in the park. Now it's a sprint around the neighborhood until I see someone I know, like my golden friend Maggy.



Stop! Do you smell that?



We're getting closer...



Oh no... oh dear... oh it is just as I feared...



It is my least favorite thing of all... a creature who won't play, won't bark, won't even move. She just stares at us... silently and still. If there's anything I don't trust, it's a creature who doesn't look happy to see beautiful, loveable little me. Who in their right mind wouldn't walk right up to me and pet me and tell me how gorgeous I am? Or at least bark, doggonit. Let me know you're alive. Do anything except sit there and stare at me!

RRRRROOF! RRRRRROOF! RRRROOOOF! See? Nothing.

Get ready, it's time to sprint again...!

*puppy licks*