Wag!

This book is dedicated to my best friend, Earl.

Copyright

Copyright © 2009 by Patrick McDonnell Mutts is distributed internationally by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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ISBN: 978-0-316-07226-7

First eBook Edition: October 2009

Contents

Copyright

Begin Reading

Also by Patrick McDonnell

Look, there’s Earl.

Shh… Let’s not wake him.

Oops. He’s up.

Wow! Look at his tail go.…

What makes Earl’s tail wag?

Well, Mooch…

What is it?

Earl’s tail wags when he’s eating

or playing ball

or just sitting in a field of flowers.

But what makes Earl’s tail wag?

Mooch?

Now where did he go?!?

Earl’s tail wags for
		belly rubs,
chewy toys,
		snacky-snacks,

and snowflakes.

But what makes Earl’s tail wag?

All right, Jules,

you tell us.

Mooch?

Earl’s tail wags for friends he knows

and friends he’d like to know.

It wags for his Ozzie.

Sometimes it seems to wag