tHe pUPerazZi

sO tHerE we ArE, mE anD dAddY on a sAturdAy morNinG, wAlkiNg doWn thE strEeT. dAddY sHouLd haVe wasHed his HaiR, buT i don'T minD. i LikE tO cheW on daDdy'S hAir wHetHer it'S dirTy or Clean--plUs he doeSn'T minD sO muCh if I cHew iT wHen he tHinKs it looKs baD anyWay.

bESideS, we'Re juSt goInG to tHe coRneR sTore whEre unCle fReD wiLL givE me a tReaT, anD maYbe thE vidEo sTorE wheRe i miGht geT a bisCuiT. nO neEd to loOk ouR beSt. wHo will sEe us anD maKe daDdy feeL all ugLy anD emBaraSsed whEn we ArE jUst waLkinG in thE neIghboRhood?

thE pUpeRazZi, tHaT's wHo! tHeY'rE eVerYwheRe! i Don'T mInD beCauSe i gRooM mySelF rEally carefulLy, buT daDdy saId he doEsn'T evEn looK in tHe mirroR eVery dAy sinCe he got Me. (I don'T knOw whAt a miRror is yeT, buT i heaR daDdy taLk abouT "the miRror" whEn he'S comPlaininG abouT hiS haiR.) pLuslY, i gEt a LoT moRe slEep thAn dadDy doEs 'cAusE i'm sTilL a pUppY.

aNyWay, tHiS timE thE pUperaZzi wEre twO niCe, pRettY auNties naMeD loUrdEs and suSana. tHey sNapPed a pHoto wHile I waS yawniNg, tHen theY weRe so NicE they senT it tO mY eMaiL aCcouNt anD we goT it oN mOndAy!

wHen we Got iT, i ShoWed it tO daDdY and hE saId, "oH, oLiveR, I looK tErriBLe, buT yoU loOk adOraBLe!" i diDn'T wanT daDdy to fEel saD, so I gavE him wAggiEs... tHey aLwaYs makE hiM feEl betteR; i cAn tElL.

wHen my Puppy-DAddY wAs sMall

tHis is my pUppy-dADdY wHen he wAs sMall. My pApi DEsi gOt him a carrying case for WALkies that looks like what DaDDy says is a bowling bag. {DadDY said he Should type now 'cause I CAn't spELl too good yet.]

My puppy-daddy's name is Teo. My Daddy is Teo's favorite human except for my Papi Desi and my Paw Jay. When I first went back home to visit Teo-Daddy and my Mommy Tallulah, Teo-Daddy pulled me aside. He said he wanted to be sure I was doing okay in my new house. I told him I like my Daddy a whole lot. He said I could come back home if I ever felt like Daddy didn't take good care of me.

But my Daddy takes such good care of me. We go walkies all the time. He's teaching me where to pee and poo. We play together a lot and it's so much fun. Daddy gives me Kong Toys stuffed with liver treats and smeared with Macadamia Butter! That's so good. And every time I eat some lint or some paper, Daddy pulls it off my mouth and says I should only eat my puppy food. Daddy takes me to work with him and also to see his friends. He sings to me and is teaching me how to dance. I like the song "Tambourine" by Eve the best because Daddy says we shake our tambourines. I asked him if that's like waggies and he said yes.