Love One Another

Oh, no, readers.  Our hero's wife Eve has been hiding the fact she is ill from everyone but the dog. This cannot be a good sign.  Shouldn't she tell her husband; after all she said she loved him.  It sounds serious, too. Prof. E. N. Glish

TV

"What are you watching?" he asked when he came in, asked it as if I were Eve or Zoe, as if it couldn't have been more natural to see me there or address me like that.  But Eve was in the kitchen cooking dinner and Zoe was with her; it was just me.  I looked at him and then back at the TV, which was reviewing the day's major eevent: flooding due to heavy rainstorms on the East Coast (Stein 33).

Can you imagine?  He actually was asking his dog about what he was viewing.  And then he saw it was the weather report and he switch the TV station to Speed Channel and then asked his dog if that channel was better.  Can you just imagine that one?  It gets better....he said he would leave it on all day long for that 4-ped critter.  Now, folks, it just doesn't get any better than that for that there dog.  So where did I go wrong?

Life as Man's Best Friend

Dolly,
You know that sometimes you have to see the vet yourself.  You know for the check ups and shots so you don't get sick. 
Now back to the story.  Our narrator was a young puppy when his Dad found him and took him home.  He remembers how that went and even told us about when his Dad found a girl and married her. He seems like he felt left out of his Dad's life when that happened.  The girl took over the entire house and our hero was L-O-S-T.  I can feel for him.  It happens all over the place.  Prof. E. N. Glish

YIKES!

The owner just set up an appointment with the VETERINARIAN.  Dolly

Chapter 1: Young vs. Ancient

"I've always felt almost human.  I've always known that there's something about me that's different  than other dogs.  Sure, I'm stuffed into a dog's body, but that's just the shell.  It's what's inside that's important.  The soul.  And my soul is very human." (Stein 2-3)

This guy is nuts.  If thinks he is the only dog out there who believes in making it to the big time, I say he's more than nuts.  Sometimes, . . . when I get a chance to look deep into the eyes of my human family members . . . I see that they almost get me.  ME.  Little ol' me.  Like the dog in this story.  But, something there is that does not love a "dog".  Yeah, I a Robert Froster, too.  I like my place on this planet.  #1 dog companion that knows more than most.  I LIKE being there when the times are not so good to help out.  I am important in the scheme of things.  Don't need no mo' issues like . . . turning into a human when dust turns to dust.  So, what's in your brain cells?  Give 'em a scratch ifn they've gone stale with age.  I'm list'n.  Dolly--and lovin it.

I have my own interpreter

Here she is...My Dolly. She is 1 year old and very spunky!

Point of View

This story has a very unique point of view.  First person dog.  I believe this is possible; after all, Dolly, my miniature Australian Shepherd, can talk just as easily as the hero in this book.  She lets me know when it's time for a walk or time to eat dinner, she also tells me when it's time to play soccer.  She is quite good...perhaps better than I am when it comes to chasing the ball.  I do kick higher, though, but she is a canine Pegasus when called upon to catch the ball.  So, I can very easily imagine our hero speaking in the first person.  I wonder what secrets he will tell?