
Maybe they should put a sign up on the door of life that says"only halfway open". This way, I would have been prepared for the cruel, disappointment of "life". I'm sure many of you have heard of the Westminster Kennel Club dog show - anydog who is anydog attends and the best part of it is the gift bag you get - thank you Williams Sanoma! The Demi Glace de Poulet they give every year can make any bag of pedigree taste like the 4 star french cuisine that I know I deserve. I have also found that if I allow the Demi Glace to sit on my whiskers for a good ten to fifteen minutes, it brings a natural silky glimmer out that I have been working at achieving for months now. Oh my woofness, look at me. Just going off and off about my whiskers again. I wanted to get a seat in the front because there was one particular Silkenwood German Shepherd competing whose ears have been looking extra perky if you know what i mean (oh, someone just slap me around and call me Albert!). I was about to sit down in the second row when I was stopped by an overweight gentleman wearing a godawful sweater. He suspiciously eyed my tail, or lackthereof, and told me the seat was taken. At that moment, I felt such confusion in this understanding. When will people see past my rearend? Yes, I might not have a tail that wags when excited but ask me for a handshake and I'll give you a highfive! Sure, I've got no tail to chase when I want to seem silly and cute, but put me in a room full of strangers and I assure you I will entertain them with my wit and just-enough-knowledge-about-the-world-to-make-good-conversation. As a result of this incidence and the many I have experienced in past, I have started a non profit group named TDU, Tailless Dogs Unite, and will be selling pins as a fundraiser. These pins will say "I can still get tail without a tail" and will be sold in salmon, pink and forest green. At moments like this, I am reminded of a great woman, who in 1955 refused to give up her seat on a bus in protest of segregation. Fifty nine years later, I continue this fight and hope that this door I stand patiently behind will fully be open to me and my children (science and owner permitting).