Mom says I am more of a chestnut color but I like to say brown because it is what I am - brown and proud. My name is Gracie and I am 6 years old. Sometimes my mom calls me “Boop-Boop” because it helps me move a little faster. I am of Hispanic decent, an active LULAC member born in Sterling City, Texas. My legs are short and crooked, my ears are very long and I have a point on the top of my head. My mom says its because I am a classic basset hound, beautiful and long eared with well placed freckles. Sometimes I think she definitely knows what she is talking about. I have a very distinct howl and it sounds something like “buh-rooooo”. Did you get that? “Buh-rooooo”. Early in the morning, my dad, likes to tell me “Good Morning Boop-Boop, Good Morning”. That just makes me so happy and my tail spins counter clock-wise, I fall out on the floor and kick my legs like I am peddling a bicycle.
My parents work so I spend my day sleeping, eating or watching TV. I love the show Little People, Big World. Occasionally if mom leaves her closet door open I'll try on her shoes and whatever else I can reach. I don't care for baths but I like the smell of the lotions and soap and I'll just put a little on or wash my ears. I must be messy because mom shrieks when I do this.
I had a boyfriend once who lived behind our house. He was very handsome and his name was Rico. I met him at the back fence everyday. I even wore his collar. Then we moved and I can no longer see him. Mom said it was just puppy love and I'll be fine but in this case I don't think she knows what she is talking about.
Sometimes people tell my mom that I am fat and will inquire of my eating habits. Her response “I feed her small children every day”. No one finds that as funny as she or I do. Mom gives me face massages. She takes my skin and rolls it all the way around my face until you can't see my eyes or she rolls it backwards toward my head and it makes me look like I got zapped with a cattle prod. She thinks that is funny too.
Mierda santa! Mom is coming. If she catches me, I'll be in problema grande!
