I'm Sam and I was named after the Dr. Seuss character because my pet people thought that would be cute.

Actually, I am cute. Quite cute, in fact. I know this because my pet people tell me so all the time. I don't dispute their claims--they are right most of the time. Especially when they tell me that I'm cute.

My first people said that I would be a little dog--that I'd never be over about five pounds. Well, they were wrong about that. I actually weigh about 14 pounds. They also said that I'm a Peke-a-Poo (doesn't that sound terribly sissified?), but my markings make me look like a Rottweiler puppy, even though I'm totally full grown. Strange-people-whom-I-don't-know will talk baby-talk to me and have no clue how ridiculous they sound doing it. I am, after all, an adult. My pet people just smile and tell me that I'm cute. And, of course, they're absolutely right.

I live with my pet people. Honey is a middle-aged male and Babe is a middle-aged female. Boy Child is a young adult male who is the offspring of Honey and Babe. Honey and Babe also have a young adult female offspring who doesn't live here anymore. Girl Child lives somewhere far, far away and I don't get to see her too often.

For the most part, my people are very well trained. When it's time to eat, they get me food. When I need to go outside to transact some business, they open the door. When I want to play, they will throw something for me to fetch. All in all, it's a pretty good way of life.

I think, though, that Honey and Babe have some somewhat skewed priorities. For example, I know that the most important things in life are Eating, Playing, and Sleeping. Honey and Babe do all of those things, but they also spend a lot of time with something called "Working." I'm not exactly sure what that is, but it means that they disappear for hours at a time and when they come home, sometimes they're a little stressed out. It takes some Eating, Playing, and Sleeping to get them over that. I don't really understand that "Working" stuff--I probably need to do some research to see how I can correct the problem through additional training. I know that they're both capable of learning because they're very well trained otherwise.

This site is mostly about me, but because my pet people are an important part of my life, it's about them, too . . .