Huck: Mmmm! Daisies!

My mama planted flowers a few days ago. Pretty red ones with lots of petals! There were some other flowers in the planter that were purple and white, but it was those tall red ones that caught my eye. Mama calls them gerbera daisies. She said she chose them because they are safe for doggies to eat. But then she said that just because they are safe to eat does not mean that I am allowed to eat them. I just couldn't help myself, though. I'm still a puppy. Besides it's so much fun to snap the flower heads off the stalks! In the beginning there were four daisies in the planter and now there are three stalks and one half of a daisy flower. My mama caught me eating that last one and told me to stop. You know what? I haven't touched them since. I am a smart boy!

Mama said she always makes sure to plant doggy-safe flowers. She did some research and found a list on the ASPCA website that shows which plants are good and which plants are bad for doggies. Other than gerbera daisies some of the flowers that Mama likes to plant are petunias and pansies. She said there are a lot of flowers that she wishes she could plant, though, such as dahlias, geraniums, peonies, lantana, and vinca. But she said as long as my brothers and sister and I are safe it doesn't matter if the deck planters are full of the usual summer blooms. Thanks, Mama!

Well, I'm off to see what else I can find in our yard.

Love,
Huckleberry Flower Boy

Here I am with what's left of that one gerber daisy.

Here I am with the pot of flowers that I didn't eat. Aren't the red daisies pretty?!