
Woof! Back when my brother, Charlie, lived with us, my pack-family lived in a different pack den. It wasn’t near the lake like our den is now. I am much happier in our pack den at the lake because I can swim every day, however, the one thing I liked better about our old den was the roly-poly paper things that would show up in our driveway every day.
In the morning, my pack-mom or pack-dad would open the door and say, “Get the paper.” When that happened, Charlie would race out to the area by the street, grab the roly-poly paper thing, and bring it back to our house. When he did it, he would get a treat every time! Woof!



I thought that was pretty cool, so I decided I would learn how to do it myself. I watched how he did it and then I tried to get the roly-poly paper thing all by myself! The first time I tried it I realized that it was harder than I thought because it was bigger than me! Charlie saw that and came to help me.
After that first try, Charlie and I started bringing it in together. I would just hold one end and Charlie would hold the other end and we would trot up the sidewalk side-by-side. After a while, Charlie seemed to get tired and I started having to go out and bring it in by myself. Charlie still got a treat (I guess because he taught me how to bring it in in the first place), but I would get a treat too!
Sometimes we would fight over the roly-poly paper thing and it would fall apart all over our front yard. My pack-mom would make really funny noises when that happened. She sounded sort of like our cat when my pack-mom would step on its tail by accident. One time there was a lot of snow on the ground and Charlie and I tore the roly-poly paper thing completely to shreds. Even my pack-dad got a little bit angry then. He kept yelling something about a “sports section.” Four-leggers get upset over the silliest things.
Those were fun times. That was before Charlie went away with my pack-mom and pack-dad and never came home again. My pack-family had really sad smells for a long time after that.
I love our den at the lake, but we don’t get roll-poly paper things here. I wish we did because I loved going to get them and I especially loved getting my treats. Maybe one day we’ll get roly-poly paper things here at the lake den.

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Woof! Back when my brother, Charlie, lived with us, my pack-family lived in a different pack den. It wasn’t near the lake like our den is now. I am much happier in our pack den at the lake because I can swim every day, however, the one thing I liked better about our old den was the roly-poly paper things that would show up in our driveway every day.
In the morning, my pack-mom or pack-dad would open the door and say, “Get the paper.” When that happened, Charlie would race out to the area by the street, grab the roly-poly paper thing, and bring it back to our house. When he did it, he would get a treat every time! Woof!



I thought that was pretty cool, so I decided I would learn how to do it myself. I watched how he did it and then I tried to get the roly-poly paper thing all by myself! The first time I tried it I realized that it was harder than I thought because it was bigger than me! Charlie saw that and came to help me.
After that first try, Charlie and I started bringing it in together. I would just hold one end and Charlie would hold the other end and we would trot up the sidewalk side-by-side. After a while, Charlie seemed to get tired and I started having to go out and bring it in by myself. Charlie still got a treat (I guess because he taught me how to bring it in in the first place), but I would get a treat too!
Sometimes we would fight over the roly-poly paper thing and it would fall apart all over our front yard. My pack-mom would make really funny noises when that happened. She sounded sort of like our cat when my pack-mom would step on its tail by accident. One time there was a lot of snow on the ground and Charlie and I tore the roly-poly paper thing completely to shreds. Even my pack-dad got a little bit angry then. He kept yelling something about a “sports section.” Four-leggers get upset over the silliest things.
Those were fun times. That was before Charlie went away with my pack-mom and pack-dad and never came home again. My pack-family had really sad smells for a long time after that.
I love our den at the lake, but we don’t get roll-poly paper things here. I wish we did because I loved going to get them and I especially loved getting my treats. Maybe one day we’ll get roly-poly paper things here at the lake den.

Hi! I’m Jennifer Bailey and I partner with entrepreneurs who have massive ideas that could change the world. Most marketing is meaningless. Filled with empty promises, its only job is to bring in new traffic, new leads, and new customers. But I’ve drawn a line in the sand, and I’ve learned that marketing can do so much more than reach business goals and build profit. My methods give businesses the fire and soul they need to reach the right people, set the groundwork for sustainable relationships, and offer true value to the people on both the giving and receiving ends of marketing.
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