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Dear Aunties R, S, Ru, and M, Guess what? Yesterday, Mom and Dad took me along on a shopping foray into the big city. Well, actually it was into Surprise, not a BIG city but big compared to where we live. It was a pretty day and I got to stick my nose out the window for awhile. Good times. Well, we had made several stops were at the last one. Dad had parked in a nice shady spot and they left all the windows open for me then they disappeared into Lowe's. I was OK for about the first thirty seconds then I started to get bored. You all know what happens when an Airedale gets bored. We make our own entertainment. Well, I was lying there feeling really sorry for myself being all alone, and all, when I realized that it was about 4PM and it was a bit warmer than in the morning when we left home. I also realized that I was hungry. But then, I'm always hungry, and my dinner time was rapidly approaching. So, there I was, alone in a car, warm, and hungry. I was up against a conundrum. What is a hungry hot dog supposed to do? Hot dog, hungry. Hungry, hot dog. That's it! HOT DOGS! I climbed into the front seat and snaked a bag out from beneath the seat where Mom had secreted it. It contained six whole wheat hot dog buns. My favorite. So I took them in the back and had a picnic. "Yes garcon, dinner, party of one". A little later, they returned and I put on my very best happy dance to show them how glad I was to see them, and hopefully distract them from my misdemeanor. It didn't take Mom an instant to notice the empty bag and package wrapper. Fortunately, they were not angry with me, given my history of counter surfing. They simply stopped at Safeway on the way home and bought some more. All in all, it was a very good day for me. I just wanted to let you know that I am still around and still being an Airedale. Love, Your friend, Burp. I mean Bert. Yeah, Bert. P.S. Next time, I hope they leave a package of dogs to go with the buns. Easy on the mustard, thank you.
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