Frens, this is Wessy. Have you ever had a ‘moment?’ I mean just a sheer moment when you do something bad and wonder if you can undo it?

Sometimes, you can.

I recently had a very, very bad moment. I locked my hooman mommy out of the car!

Weeks ago, my Auntie Christine (my sister Roxy’s mom) sent a Starbucks gift card to my hooman BFF Pat for her birthday.

She told BFF Pat, “Be sure to treat yourself to a Starbucks and get Wessy a Pup Cup, too!” Pup Cups are my fav! They are whipped cream in a small cup.

I don’t know many words, but I know Starbucks (the Bucky place), Pup Cup, stay on the trail, here, come and go! That’s the short list!

My hooman mom says I can eat an entire Pup Cup in six seconds! (Why does she even count things like that?)

When I get a Pup Cup, I do the moon walk in my kennel. I do the moon walk in the backseat of my mom’s car. I do the moonwalk most anywhere and sometimes add a little jiggy jag thing to it!  Pup Cups are sooooo good.

I was happy when my hooman BFF Pat said to mom, “Let’s go for a ride, and we’ll get an icy café mocha at Starbucks! My ears perked up big time because that meant I would get a Pup Cup!

I waited for mom’s reaction, but she was working hard on some project on the square metal box thing that sits on her lap. I don’t like that thing because it blocks me from seeing her eyes and from her spending time with me!

Finally, I sat super close to her leg and pressed against her. That’s Boykin “speak” for “I need you to do something!”

She looked down at me and smiled, “I guess we can go for a short drive.”

I ran to get my eeeeky collar, mom’s buzzer, and my bumper (a bumper is a hunting dog thing! Never leave home without one!) and I headed to the door! But I got distracted and did a jiggy jag around the house because I just knew I was going to get a Pup Cup!!!

Mom loaded me into her all-wheel drive car, which meant we are going for a short hike, too! I was so excited that I threw caution to the wind and jumped in mom’s arms! Pup Cups, dirt roads, and sunshine! I’m all about it!

By the time we got to the Bucky place, I was too excited for words, so I tried to fight my way to the front seat!

“Backseat, Wessy!!” Mom said. Short words like those are serious things! I obeyed.

Mom was gone only a few minutes, but I bobbled my head back and forth the entire time looking for her.

Finally, I saw the door open to the Bucky place, and my Little Brown Dog (LBD) heart dropped so hard that it hurt.

She was carrying a mocha thing (I know this stuff) and a small cookie thing but NO PUP CUP! What was she thinking!

Oh, my Achy Breaky Heart! I was devastated!

That’s when it happened.

Before I knew what I was doing, I was in the front seat, and I pushed the button! The one that means “Stop, you can’t come in!”

Mom shouted, but I acted like I didn’t hear a word. I had locked my dog momma out of the car in the Bucky Place’s parking lot! Run for the hills!

I sat very still and ignore her. That’s Boykin speak for “I’m upset, and I’m not going to look at you.” No Pup-Cup: no look!

Finally, Mom said something I understood.

“Wessy, if you don’t open this door right now, you won’t see your sister Roxy again for a very long time.”

Roxy lives miles and miles away, too far for words. I can’t see her house from my house. I love Roxy. We are “peas in a pod.” That’s what mom says because we are sisters.

That was a bad thing for mom to say so I pushed the “lock-out” button even harder.

That was a bad thing for me to do. We were at the point of “bad things!”

Frens, I was wrong, and I knew it. Mom just forgot. That’s all. She forgot my pup cup!

Finally, I opened the door and let mom in. Then we had another moment.

Boykins say “sorry” fast by wrapping their legs around you or getting really close, which is hard to do in the front seat of a small SUV.

Finally, mom handed the icy mocha thing to BFF Pat, who was laughing and then said, “I’ll be right back.”

Do you know that dogs smile?!

They do!

I smiled big when I saw her coming back with my pup cup!

Mom was right: I finished it off in exactly six seconds! She timed it!

Then I got back into my kennel for a safe ride.

As she closed my kennel door, she said, “Wes, I’m sorry about the Roxy thing. You know you can see her anytime.” I licked my hooman mom’s hand. It was a Boykin kiss.

Then she said, “What do you think about going to the river for a walk, so you can run and play?”

I’ll tell you, Frens, there’s nothing better on this earth than a river run, a quick swim, and knowing that you are loved.

If you have done something wrong, remember to get a Pup Cup (it helps), and then go for a long walk with the One who loves you most. You will feel a whole lot better! I did!

P.S. I think I’m going to see Roxy Girl soon. Peas in a Pod are going on vacation together! — Wessy

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