dear rex,

this is lucy’s pin-up foto i have hangin’ in me doghouse. the jewels on her halsband, those are from me. she’s better at doing a gumby than i am. but i’m better at chasing caballos salvajes, wild horses, and deer, and rabbits, and jackelopes, and sheep . . .

are you sure about lucy furr? yes, she’s beautiful, but i’ve lived with her for three years, and she can be a real bitch.

dear rex,

donnae listen to ziggy. he is just jealous cuz i have seniority. i’ve been con la familia since i was a puppy. todae, we are walking en downtown calzoncillos. i need to clear mi cabeza and think about us. you & me, ziggy & me, and toodles. todos de mis amigos viven en calzoncillos. all of my friends live in men’s underpants.

i need some time to smell the roses.

to have a coffee en la plaza.

to walk the shady streets

governor’s mansion. carrie ann tol’ me that last time she was there, they had a cat. no dogs.

the bliss mansion. across the street from the gov’s. it’s haunted.

we will find a way to be together. . .

hey, you two, maybe this’ll work.

¡ziggy, i think you’re on to something! we will call them manaña, rex.

xoxo

lucy