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Little One

June 2, 2021 6 Comments

By Erin Russo

The little one tries to scurry after his mother, not making it far before he trips over his four little paws and goes tumbling.

You see, the little one hasn’t quite got the hang of how to ‘dog’ yet. He is always in a rush to follow his mother and stumbles over his oversized paws.

As he topples again, I lift him in my arms and scratch his head.

The pup is happy to snooze in my arms instead of attempting to frolic after his mother.

Maybe he will figure out how to ‘dog’ tomorrow. Until then I’ll just spoil him.

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  1. Vivian says

    June 2, 2021 at 7:26 am

    Cute!

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  2. Kallie says

    June 2, 2021 at 11:35 am

    Ahhh! This is so cute! The last sentence just pulls it all together quite perfectly.

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  3. RedFelix says

    June 2, 2021 at 11:35 am

    Lovely, Erin! The word choice and pace of the sentences gives a real sense of the rhythm of the pup’s paws as he gambols and frolics which takes a simple two-dimensional sketch into a lively three-dimensional character, a puppy learning “to dog”! Simple, effective and just plain lovely!!!

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  4. M says

    June 2, 2021 at 6:01 pm

    Delightful!

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  5. Lydia Q says

    June 6, 2021 at 9:39 am

    Wow!

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  6. I.R.Pathak says

    June 7, 2021 at 11:29 am

    Deeper and lighter thoughts exist together. Exhilarating it is, Erin.

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