♫Pull the string and I'll wink at you♫
♫I'm your puppet♫
♫I'll do funny things♫
♫If you want me to♫
♫I'm your puppet!♫

I need to take a moment to reassure some of my voters.  Seems some of you are worried that because I am willing to pose for pretty pictures that I will be the puppet of the administration.  Not true.  I am my own dog.  I will fight for CHICKEN no matter what.  Still worried?  Don't be.

1.  I was well paid for the pictures.  Mmmm...biscuits.

2.  Chicago deserved it.  (Kidding, again!  Ha! Ha!  The good people and dogs of Chicago have a great sense of humor.  Right?)

3.  Trust me, there is NOWHERE in my hinder end that ANYONE is going to put a hand in to control this Whigle.  **shudder**

Rest easy, Francis.  The interests of dogs everywhere are safe with Lyle.

On to new business.

Basil's mom and dad are getting married SOON!  The Pep Band has been practicing polkas night and day.  This is gonna be great.

Basil let me borrow his bowtie for the occasion.  And, yes, Little Bit is coming too.  She's been keeping us up at all hours practicing her piccolo.  I would not have guessed that there would be so many piccolo parts in polkas, but there you have it.

I just can't wait to see Basil dancing the Chicken Dance down the aisle.  Ahh, love.  I always cry at weddings.

♫For your wedding...♫
♫May you make a sanctuary of your heart♫
♫To want what you have♫
♫To take what you're given♫
♫With grace♫
♫For this I pray♫
♫On your wedding day♫

♫I'll take a moment of silence♫
♫And a moment of prayer♫
♫For the love that you'll need♫
♫To make it♫
♫In the world out there♫

♫On your wedding day♫