b'dogs in the city.zA SpringtimePuppy Primer 101.Now that I have 10 years of dognessunder my ears, I have a few scratchesof wisdom to bark on to the youngrompers out there. Today, I will startwith the basics.H AVE YOU EVER ASKED , Dog, what another dog, which just goes to show she appar-YOURSELFexactly is the purpose of taking walks? Now, it ently has never tried it. You can get to know a lotmay surprise you, but I recently had the epuphany about, wellanything after a good swipe of thethat there actually is a purpose for a walk (other tongue. My advice: dont do it unless shes notthan my own interests, of course).Moms goal looking.iswait for itfor us to take care of our dog 5.Ifyouhappenuponweeones(mini-business, which I now understand is simply to give humans), recognize that what you have before youup a poo or two and water a few planty things, and is a walking sampling tray. A gentle lick on their thats it.hands and face will yield two things: a) a goodIm not even sure why these are goals, but tasteofpeasandcarrotsfromtheface;andb)knowledge is pawer. somethinginevitablysticky-yummyfromtheNow,downtorealbusiness:TheArfers hands. Reference Tutorial,morecommonlyknownas 6. Pooing is a ripe of package, or somethingThe ART of the Pup Walk. likethat.Butbecareful.ThemomentmomHereareafewtipstohoneyoursnouts swoops in to gather my freshly deposited little giftoutingstothemaxwhilestayingoutoftheis usually the moment I start kicking back dirtdoghouse: and grass, all over her. Let me tell you, she is never1. Always be polite. Greet other canines with amused, although Ive heard Rosie snicker undera nod and a sniff of their bottom. Its canine social her dog breath at this. *Dog Humor Alert!*etiquetteand its howling fun, too! 7.Finally,whenmomstopstochatwith2. Never judge another dog by his whiskers. anotherhumanitmeansonething:shesnotOr his tail (or lack thereof). Remember, all dogs watchingyou.Takeadvantageofthisgoldenare created equally barktastic; although some of us opportunity to do all the stuff she thinks is gross.are also endowed with super puppy powers and Shove your snout deep in the grass and sneak acan save the world and stuff. So theres that. taste of whatever it is thats down there. Then look3. Treemail waits for no dog. Always check around for some tiny, putridly aromatic carcass toyour messages (usually in the root directory), then throw down on and roll all over. Its the You Dereply. A wet signature is always appreciated. Just Rollette Fragrance, a fancy way of saying you lookmake sure your little sister isnt between you and and smell dogvine.the tree when you leave your response. So, mind your Lickers and Sniffers, my young,4.Momsaysitsgrosstosneakalickon furclad friends and youll live to bark another day. Life from a Dogs Perspective is a series written for The New Barker by Guinness the dog(as told to his mom, Lon Martin).Photography by Lon Martin.92 THE NEW BARKER www.TheNewBarker.com'