And the winner is

Last week, I proudly wrote about how my dog won a 4th place ribbon at his graduation ceremony.

Sure, there were only four dogs competing, but  that was beside the point, I thought.

Well, guess who complained? The dogs that came out ahead of him. What a bunch of braggarts and show offs!

Here's an e-mail I got from Riley's owner, Kathy Jo. Riley is a friend of Rocket.

Hey, where's your sense of humor.... how come you haven't posted the final standings of our dog class. Doesn't your sister have a picture of Sherman you could use to show the first place winner?????

OK, fine. Riley came in third. Are you happy now, Kathy Jo?

A dog named Lucy came in second.

And first place? My sister's stupid dog Sherman! Can you believe it? My sister came in first place and I came in last place. And her dog is only four months old.

This is how it's always been. She always got better grades than I did. She always had more friends. And our parents like her more.

And now this! Well, let me tell you something: Dinner is going to be very tense this Thanksgiving. 

Here's Sherman and his stupid ribbon. I'd show you  a picture of rocket and his ribbon, but he keeps trying to eat it.