AS DAWN BREAKS OVER THE HORIZON..

"ROUND HERE THAT REALLY MEANS..."MORNIN' Y'ALL!'

MORNINGS AROUND HERE START PRETTY MUCH THE SAME WAY AS HUMANS DO.

WE GET UP RIGHT AROUND 5 WITH THE BIG GUY,
WHO OPENS THE DOOR TO LET US ALL GO OUTSIDE TO  POTTY.

BEFORE WE ALL GO POTTY THOUGH,

 WE LIKE TO START BARKING OUR HEADS OFF,
 TO LET THE ROOSTERS, TWO COUNTIES OVER KNOW...
THEY'RE RUNNING A LITTLE LATE AGAIN!

 

THE HIGHLIGHT OF EACH DAY OUT HERE ON THE PAWDEROSA, 

OF COURSE IS MORNIN VITTLES!

DEE AND THE BIG GUY SERVE UP SOME MIGHTT FINE GRUB,

 AND KEEP A CLEAN CHUCK WAGON!

WE EAT GOOD IN THESE PARTS...

LET'S SEE WHAT MOLLY THINKS ABOUT THE GREAT TASTE OF,
 XXXXXXX XXXXXX BRAND DOG FOOD?

"O.M.G.! I COULD EAT THIS ALLLLLLLL DAY!"

 HOW ABOUT YOU TIKA?

TELL US... HOW MUCH DO YOU SAVOR THE FLAVOR OF,
 XXXXXXX XXXXXX BRAND DOG FOOD?

"NOT NOW PLEASE!

I GOT MY NOSE IS STUCK IN THE OBSTACLE BOWL AGAIN..

BETTER.GO GET MOM!"

 

 IT SURE LOOKS LIKE MERLIN'S ENJOYING THE NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED,

 AND GREAT TASTING BLEND OF XXXXXXX XXXXXX BRAND DOG FOOD!

HEY MERLIN!
 TURN AROUND HERE FOR A MINUTE,
 AND TELL THE GOOD FOLKS HERE,

WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE GREAT TASTE OF,

XXXXXXX XXXXXX BRAND DOG FOOD!

XXXXXXX XXXXXX BRAND DOG FOOD,
 IS JUST LIP-LICKIN GOOD FRIENDS!
LIP-LICKIN GOOD INDEED!

"HOW 'BOUT YOU KACI?

 WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE AWESOME TASTE OF,

XXXXXXX XXXXXX BRAND DOG FOOD?"

SLURP. LICK, LICK, GNAW, SLURP, SLURP, LICK, 

GNAW, GNAW, LICK, LICK, SLURP, SLURP, SLURP!

LOOK AT 'EM!

THEY EAT LIKE A BUNCH OF ANIMALS I TELL YA!...ANIMALS!

AFTER BREAKFAST, JUST LIKE HUMANS, WE ALL GET OUR TEETH BRUSHED!

FIRST UP IS MOLLY!

THEN TIKA!

THEN MR. MERLIN!

AND THEN KACI!

(I'VE BEEN CHEWING TATAR CONTROL GUM FOR ABOUT A WEEK NOW SO)....

AFTER OUR TEETH ARE ALL BRUSHED,
WE ALL GO INTO THE LIVING ROOM TO HANG OUT AND PLAY AROUND FOR A WHILE.

THIS IS US PRETENDING WE JUST BROUGHT DOWN OUR FIRST HUMAN!
   (OR...ARE WE?)

AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF EXCITEMENT AND ROUGH-HOUSING AROUND,
WE ALL KIND OF SCATTER AROUND THE HOUSE,
 AND GO DO OUR OWN THING FOR LITTLE A WHILE.

TIKA WENT OUT INTO THE OFFICE WITH DEE,

 WHERE SHE'LL GO CRASH OUT, IN ONE OF A NUMBER OF COMFORTABLE RESTING SUITES AVAILABLE FOR BOTH SHORT AND LONG STAYS IN THE OFFICE!

FIRST WE HAVE THE CHAMBER OF SOLITUDE...

NEXT...
WE HAVE THE SHORT REST NEST!
WHEN DEE'S IN THE OFFICE,
 THIS IS WHERE MOLLY LIKES TO REST.

MOLLY SAY'S IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO REST AND AVOID GETTING RUN OVER BY THOSE PAW-SLICING, TOE-NAIL CRUSHING, TAIL-CRUNCHING ROUND SAW BLADE WHEELS DEE'S ROLLING AROUND ON IN THERE!

NEXT WE HAVE THE ECONO SUITE!
IT'S A LITTLE BIT CHEAPER BECAUSE OF IT'S CLOSE PROXIMITY TO AFOREMENTIONED...SAW BLADE WHEELS!

ALSO IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE WHEELS OF DEATH,
WE HAVE, THE SHORT-REST NEST II!

WITH THE SAME RESTING ACCOMMODATIONS AS THE SHORT REST 1,
YOU'LL ENJOY A REDUCED RATE WITH NOT ONLY A LOWER RUN-OVER RISK,
BUT THE SECURITY AND PEACE OF MIND OF KNOWING ,
THAT EVERY TIME YOU TAKE A NAP IN THIS COZY LITTLE NUMBER,
YOU'RE GONNA WAKE UP WITH YOUR DIGITS AND TAIL INTACT!

THIS IS WHERE DOG'S LIKE MOLLY, PREFER TO BE,
 WHENEVER  DEE IS SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE HOUSE!

AND LASTLY, 
NESTLED AWAY IN THE WARMEST CORNER OF THE OFFICE,
 IS MY PERSONAL FAVORITE...THE V.I.P!
(THAT WOULD STAND FOR VERY IMPORTANT PUPS)

THIS CHARMING LITTLE CUBBY-HOLE,
 FEATURE'S LUXURY RESTING ACCOMMODATIONS, THAT ARE SECOND TO NONE!

WITH ZERO RUN-OVER RISK,
YOU'LL REST EASY KNOWING THE WHEELS OF DEATH,
ARE SOMEBODY ELSE'S PROBLEM!

SORRY ABOUT THAT.
.I WATCH A LOT OF THOSE REAL ESTATE PROPERTY SHOWS!

OKAY, SO TIKA'S IN WITH DEE..

MERLIN'S AT THE BACK DOOR, WAITING TO GO OUT...

 "HEY MERLIN! ARE YOU WAITING TO GO OUT BUDDY?"

"WELL, I'M NOT STANDING HERE WAITING TO LET ANYBODY IN,
THAT'S FOR SURE!" HE REPLIED.

MOLLY IS IN HER FAVORITE SPOT...BORED OUT OF HER MIND...

KACI'S PROBABLY OUT BACK,

 EATING ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS HORSE OR SOMETHING?

AND I...

AM GOING TO DO WHAT I LIKE TO DO, AFTER A GOOD BREAKFAST!

ALL OF THE SUDDEN!

THE WHOLE HOUSE IS AWAKENED BY THE SOUND OF CAR TIRES,

 SQUEALING TO A STOP, RIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF OUR HOUSE!

DEE JUMPS UP AND RUNS OUT OF THE DOOR AND SEE'S A LOOSE DOG,

 THAT HAD JUST MISSED BEING HIT BY AN ON-COMING CAR!

SHE CALLED OUT TO THE FRIGHTENED LITTLE PUP,

 AND WAS QUICKLY ABLE TO COAX IT INTO THE GARAGE,

 WHERE IT WOULD BE SAFE UNTIL SHE AND THE BIG GUY,

COULD TRY AND TRACK DOWN IT'S OWNER!

DEE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE BEST TO KEEP THE DOG OUT IN THE GARAGE,
 UNTIL SHE WAS SURE THE REST OF US WOULD BE OKAY WITH HER BEING IN THE HOUSE FIRST...

MOLLY AND KACI WERE THE FIRST TO TRY AN ESTABLISH A LINE OF COMMUNICATION WITH THE LITTLE LOST PUPPY!

"ARE YOU HURT?" THEY ASKED...

"DO YOU NEED WATER?
DO YOU REQUIRE FOOD?
DO YOU HAVE AN OWNER?
ARE YOU WEARING A COLLAR WITH TAGS?
ARE YOU CHIPPED?

ME AND MERLIN STEPPED UP TO THE DOOR, WITH A FEW QUESTIONS OF OUR OWN, 

WE WANTED ANSWERS TO, 

BEFORE WE WERE WILLING TO OPEN UP OUR HOME TO JUST ANY OLD STRAY!

"WHERE DO YOU HAIL FROM?" I ASKED.
"HAVE YOU HAD ALL YOUR SHOTS?
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE TREATED FOR KENNEL COUGH?
I HAVE TO ASK YOU THIS, BECAUSE WE HAVE KENNELS IN THE HOUSE,AND WE DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM START COUGHING, IF WE LET YOU IN!"

"YOU GOT ANY FLEAS OR TICKS?" MERLIN ASKED.

"WHAT IS YOUR NAME LITTLE LOST DOG?" I INQUIRED...

"MY NAME IS KERRA!"

"KERRA?" WE ALL ASKED... "FROM NEXT DOOR?
 DID YOU GET OUT AGAIN? WELL DON'T STAND OUT THERE...COME ON IN!"

DEE OPENED THE DOOR AND LET HER IN THE HOUSE...
IT WAS LIKE OLD HOME WEEK Y'ALL!

AFTER A BRIEF VISIT, DEE TOOK KERRA BACK HOME,
SO ME AND MERLIN RAN OUT BACK TO MAKE SURE SHE GOT THERE OKAY!

WE PEEKED THROUGH THE CRACKS IN THE FENCE,

AND A FEW SECONDS LATER..

SHE WAS BACK HOME & SAFE AND SOUND Y'ALL!

WE'LL SEE YA NEXT TIME!