Hi, it's me Hannah!

Since I am nearly as perfect as a dog can be, I hate to make any changes, but you all got me to thinking.

1. I resolve not to get caught while lapping out of Mom's glass of wine which she sets on the table next to her chair. I will listen more carefully for her footsteps coming back from the kitchen.

2. When I feel the need to chew up some of Mom's underwear, I will hide the evidence instead of leaving it in the middle of the living room where she will discover it.

3. I will limit my routine of barking at the door to get in and then leaving the deck when they come to let me in, to maybe four or five times max.

4. I will only give Tucker "the lip" when I am in a bad mood or he really annoys me or I want what he's got or he's getting too much attention.

5. I will only bark at cats, squirrels, chippies, people who walk by our house, or other dogs.

6. I will not be annoyed at Mom when she stays in her office past 4:00 pm unless it is for more than 3 minutes.

7. I will not tear to bits and pieces more than one of my stuffed toys per week.

8. I will not even pretend to know what the word "come" means, so as not to give them any false hope.

9. I will not demand more than one massage per day.

10. I will try to remember to give Mom gentle kisses more often because I know how besotted she is over my affection.

Like I said, I am about as perfect as a dog can be, so this has really been work thinking up ways to improve. So, girlfriends, how long do we have to keep up these resolution things anyway?