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Giving Thanks, Dog Style

The Family was all here last Thursday. Mama, Dad, James, and a bunch of other people who were related to them. Plus another dog! He didn't like me very much, though. He growled and snapped at me. What the heck! This is my house, you jerk! I just ignored him for the rest of the day. He was no fun anyway. He just wanted to lie there and do nothing.

There were the most wonderful smells coming out of the kitchen all day. Mama was cooking up a storm. There were bowls and plates everywhere. Things bubbled and sizzled on the stove. The oven door opened and closed like 20 times. Every time I crowded in to see what was in there Mama told me BACK! BACK! I guess she didn't want me to burn my nose.

Then everyone sat down and ate all the wonderful smelling food. I stayed in my spot on the rug and watched carefully for any stray crumbles flying through the air. You never know! But no one dropped anything.

I guess it was this big People deal called "Thanksgiving" when everyone gets together and eats a lot of food and then talks about how much food they just ate. Something about remembering something from a long time ago and being thankful for what you have. Or something. People are weird. But I tell you what, I know what I'm thankful for!

-My Family, Mama, Dad, and James
-Darwin and Bouhaki, my kitty friends
-Having a warm place to lie down
-Two meals a day, guaranteed
-Toys!
-Dog treats
-Going for walks
-Playing fetch
-Hunting with Dad
-Ice cubes

I know I'm a lucky dog. There are so many other dogs out there without warm places to sleep or food to eat every day or nice Families to love them. There just aren't enough homes for all those poor doggies. And some people that have doggies aren't very nice to them. I will think good thoughts about all those other dogs who don't have nice lives, hoping they might find good homes someday, and I will be thankful for my Family who has given me a nice life.