Buster here with Eddie. Remember, Buster (me) is the mostly white-colored dog with the brown spots. Eddie is the mostly brown-colored dog with the bobbed tail. We never argue about who is handsomer (ME, BUSTER). Eddie and I have never met a people critter we did not like. Well, . . ., there was one man (and only one) a few years ago, but I digress. We are friendly with everybody and want everybody to be our pal. Anybody can become a Pal-O-Buster™ or a Pal-O-Eddie™. Eddie is always in search of pets, scratches and the human touch. I like pets and scratches, too, but would much prefer treats instead. Even when Mister Tom inadvertently steps on our feeties we do not get angry. We feel hurt, but never angry. From a distance if we hear people laughing and having a good time our tails will start wagging.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!!

PALS (Copyright 2014 by Buster J. Brown and Captain Eddie)

Mixed breed dogs of births ignoble.
Friendly to all upon whose paths we stumble.

Gregarious greetings and felicitous grins,
Our goal as always their hearts to win.

Sensitive, we can tell when people prefer,
Not to engage us, so we defer.

Yet mostly we are apt to find,
Our greetings are returned, in kind.

Even when we meet the bleak and sullen,
We see how magical our gleeful emotions.

Nothing that tail wags cannot fix,
If that’s not enough we’ll give ‘em a lick.

Life’s true innocence rewarded in the end,
When we find we have a new friend.