Hi everyone at RAPS,

I want you to know that I am very happy in my new home. My favourite part of the day is napping on my mom’s lap. I get to do it all the time. I like to go to the bathroom in the backyard and every time I do, mom and dad start cheering – kinda weird. I sometimes have accidents, but mom and dad say it’s okay – I’m just little.

I have lots of toys to chew on, but my favourite is still chewing mom. I think chewing her buttons on her pj’s are the best. I have lots of friends to play with – they look just like me and do the same as me – I just don’t know how to get them to come over. I bark and wag my tail and they do the same. Daddy says it’s called a mirror but I don’t know what he is talking about.

The only bad part so far is when I hit my head on the patio door. I was running into the house cuz the wind was scaring me and I hit my head. Now I sit on the mat and wait for mommy to open the door.

Yesterday I jumped onto the couch for the first time all by myself! I couldn’t do it before. I would always need mom or dad to help me up. Yesterday I did it three times. Mommy says I’m so smart. She laughs about the question on the application form about giving a command to get off the couch. Mommy says the real answer is “why would I tell the dog to get off the couch?”

When mom and dad are in the kitchen, I just lay down on the blue mat and wait for them. No one taught me; I just started doing it. I like to lie down beside mom’s legs when she does the dishes.

Daddy is fun to play with. I took his shoe and started running around the house. I think it’s funny. Mommy laughs and Daddy chases me.

I try really hard to be a big boy at night. I have my own big doggie bed on the floor beside mom and dad. I sleep in it at night. Daddy says he can’t believe I will sleep by myself all night.

Thanks for taking care of me and finding me a good home.

Foster
(but really mom is typing for me)