MY PALS: Bruce

I’m starting to get really excited about my next cross-country road trip with Beagle Man; we take off in less than 6 weeks!  And this time I finally get to meet my Cousin Bruce in Palo Alto!  (For some reason, Beagle Man insists on calling him “Cousin Brucie” . . .)  All our cousins were girls — until Cousin Patty and her husband Teddy picked up Bruce, a black lab puppy, two years ago.  I like everything I hear about Bruce.  They say he’s known as “The George Clooney of the dog park.”  Hey, looks aren’t everything — but it doesn’t hurt to be hot.  (I should know.)  I also heard that last week Bruce snagged a loaf of French bread and would only give it back if he could trade it for treats.  Those are the two words he knows — “trade” and “treat.”  Can’t wait to meet him.  Sounds like my kind of dog.

MY PALS WILL BE RIGHT HERE ON MONDAYS.  IT’S ABOUT, UH . . . MY PALS.  IS YOUR DOG LIKE ME . . . HANDSOME?  MIND OF HIS OWN?  TELL ME.  MAYBE YOUR PUP WILL TURN UP IN “MY PALS.” SEND YOUR STORY AND PHOTO TO BEAGLE MAN . HE HANDLES MY E-MAIL FOR ME.