August, 2000 - Crackers and Cookie

If you can start the day without caffeine,
If you can get going without pep pills,
If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,
If you can eat the same food everyday and be grateful for it,
If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time,
If you can overlook it when something goes wrong through no fault of yours and those you love take it out on you,
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,
If you can ignore a friend’s limited education and never correct him,
If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend,
If you can face the world without lies and deceit,
If you can conquer tension without medical help,
If you can relax without liquor,
If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,
If you can honestly say that deep in your heart you have no prejudice against creed, color, religion or politics,
Then, my friends, you are Almost as Good as Your Dog.

The piece you've just read was taken from the Website of our August POMs, a Maltese and a Shih Tzu who go by the names Crackers and Cookie!  In a site full of great stories, interesting pieces and cute pictures, Crackers and Cookie's "A Kid's Page" offers loads of information and entertainment...a perfect treat as your summers wind down this year...

Our advice?  Check 'em out, stay a while, and enjoy!  Have a great August everyone, and see y'all next month!!  :) 

--fuzzydog