CANINE FAMILY

This is my cousin, Bailey. She lives in Ohio with her mom, Fran. I have never met her and we might not hit it off as I tend to be too forward and aggressive. Although, I have heard my two-legged family talking and they say I am getting better. They say I am growing up - whatever that means.
I guess I am having more quiet and calm periods. Yet, I still like to bark at anything that moves on my street and I just can't stop terrorizing the mailman and the UPS guy even though the UPS guy always gives me good cookies. Even when I am having a walk and the UPS truck passes me on the street, the driver will slow down and toss me out a cookie. But I still growl and bark at him. I think he probably expects it.

LIFE OF LEISURE
All right, all right - I am awake. I wasn't sleeping, just resting. After all, it's been raining all day. What am I supposed to do? I think a small nap is quite in order and acceptable.

WHAT TIME IS IT?
Oh no, could somebody please push the reset button. I think it is just a little too early.
I recall what an early riser I was when I first moved to Maine. I would wake my Daddies up at exactly 6:45 each and every morning. I was contend to allow them 15 minutes to get it together, but I wanted to be out and on my walk by 7:00 AM sharp.
Now that I have gotten them into the rhythm, I find that I would like to sleep in a bit. I am embarrassed to say some mornings Thom has to shake me awake and coax me out of bed. It can't be old age - after all, I am only two and a half. I guess it must be these lazy cool mornings.

BOSCO'S BACK IN TOWN
I'm so happy. My buddy, Bosco is back in Maine. He spent the winter in Florida with his mom. I stayed in Maine with my family because I love the cold and the snow.
Last week we went out to Audrey's and I got to play and swim with Bosco and his buddy, Thunder. It's so much fun at Audrey's place. We dogs get to run loose and can go wherever we want. Bosco knows his boundaries and I always stay by his side. Bosco is bigger than me and very strong, so we can play really rough and nobody gets hurt.
We run all over the place, into the woods, down to the beach, and out through the fields. Sometimes my Daddy Thom gets nervous and calls me back. But - Audrey is my heroine (God bless her) - she just tells Thom to leave us along. She is so laid back.
Bosco has the best beach. It's a good run from the house and down many stairs alongside the cliffs. At the bottom of the stairs is the crisp cold water and we just jump right in. Our humans finally catch up and stand and chat while we play. It's all great fun and I cannot wait to go again. I must admit though - when I get back home I am in dire need of a good long nap.