I am always awake before Ben. I usually find myself at the foot of his bed, nestled in his rich bed blankets that smell like him but a little musty. As expected, noise starts on the circle thing on his table and he rolls over with a groan.

I can never understand that.

I am so happy to start another day.

I can already hear my table thumping.

Ben’s paws pat my head as he swings his legs over the bed and presses himself to stand. He puts on his house paw shoes and I follow him downstairs.

My best friend always gives my breakfast first, because he is the bestest thing in the whole world.

I scoff all of my brown biscuits before he has put his food in his people bowl.

“Okay buddy, just ten minutes,” Ben says before he does his dishes and goes into his secret room. He never lets me in his secret room, even though he must be so vulnerable in there! There is so much water and gas that I get so scared and wait outside the door until I see he is okay.

He then clips me on my lead to link us together and we head out of the door.

Outside is so fresh and exciting. Most days we always go on the same route, but I am always so happy just to be outside with him.

We first pass a little human on her bike with a bigger human. The bike is pink and the big human smiles at me as they go past. They smell sweet and like kindness. Ben doesn’t look at them.

I stop as a piece of human clothing, what looks like something pink for human paws is on the ground. I sniff it. It smells like them.

Ben shrugs and pulls the lead along.

I look at the small human cycle away. Her finger paws must be so cold.

It is not long after that that I need the bathroom. I like to go on grass but there is no grass. So I have to go on flowers next to a fence.

The flowers are so pretty but I cannot help myself.

When I finish, Ben tugs me a long and we continue but I do not feel good about the flowers.

Then we approach some other human boys who smile at us. They start talking to Ben and I think I have seen them before. The tallest goes to pat me on my head and I wag my tail, but Ben sticks his paw out.

“He doesn’t like that,” he says and I say yes! yes I do!

The humans stand back a little, with their eyebrows raised.

“See,” Ben says and we move off.

I look back at the friendly humans and then back at Ben, wondering if he isn’t so friendly after all.

But then he gives me a treat out of his pocket and I think he is the best person in the whole, wide world !!