Dear Human,

Hey... remember me? I hope so. These past couple of weeks have been kind of rough without you around the house. Whenever I hear a car come up our street I run outside to see if it's you! I always get really excited when I see a grey car parking on the side of the street, but then I realize everything I see is grey...

The first couple of days when you first left were really hard. I woke up one day and you and all your stuff was gone! A couple days later when Mom noticed I was moping around sad, she finally told me where you went. I really wasn't listening that well because she started to scratch my belly and you know when that happens everything goes in one floppy ear and out the other. All I heard was the word "college" and I knew where you went. I remember you telling me when you were a kid that one day you'd be gone and went to this "college," but I didn't understand what you meant butI knew it would come one day.The first week I honestly just thought you were at another one of your summer camps, but after you didn't come home, I started to kind of get that this "college" had come.

Mom tells me that you'll be back soon and I will wait by the door every time I hear keys jingle trying to get the front door open in hopes that it is you. I shall smell all of your stuff when you come home just in case you happen to pass any other dogs on your way home. I hope that you didn't pet any because if you did, we are going to have to have a long talk when you get home.

Wherever this "college" place is I hope you are okay, Human. I hope you are taking as many naps as you did at home and you don't miss my barking at the mail man too much. I hope one day he gets the hint that I don't want him on our lawn anymore, but it's been a five year struggle but I will not lose hope. Same goes for that stupid squirrel that lives in the tree in the very back of our backyard. His presence irks me and I can not wait for him to fall from the weak branch one day. I miss you a lot and I hope you come home soon.

Love, Your Dog

P.S. When you do come home please bring Bacon Strips.