BUDDY
12 FEBRUARY 2006

The next day, playing with toys begins.

The poster behind the toybox states:

Every dog lover should . . .

know his dog's birthsign;
leave messages for the dog;
get birthday gifts from the dog;
consider getting a cat for the dog;
see babies and think of puppies;
have a near-miss in traffic because a dog was walking by;
have stepped in some;
barefoot; in the dark;
know better than to leave a closet open;
know all dogs by name, if not all owners;
be pleased to learn that 63% of you sleep with them;
buy anything a dog is selling;
be counted on to ask, no matter what other awful things are reported, was the dog ok;
understand they are never replaced;
AND you will fall in love again . . .

Discovering that toys in the toybox are meant to be played with

Stalking the Booda

When it comes right down to it, though, the best toy to play with is another dog!