Institute Piece Draft

Okay, my awesome writing group, below are two different takes on the same potential blog - a blog that my friends have encouraged me to write for some time about my dog, Kal-El. The first perspective is obviously my dog's; the second reflects a more narrative approach from my point of view. I would love to hear your feedback about each perspective and how I can add to the entries to make them more engaging. Thanks!

My tail feels weird. I can’t really make it stand up. It feels tired. Momma says that I have Limber Tail Syndrome - whatever that is. Papa keeps touching my tail and following me around with his small flippy, shiny thing that has numbers and a little light on it, telling me to hold still. I think I swam too much yesterday. The water was warm, but I was tired. Momma and Papa were being lazy on the beach, and John and Aaryn were swimming far out in the water, so I had to keep going back and forth - people get jealous when you don't spend enough time with them...Why doesn’t that small gray creature at John and Aaryn’s house like me? What is that small gray creature? It doesn't smell like a dog, but I couldn’t get close enough to sniff its butt, so I don’t know what it is. It made weird sounds that I can’t repeat...

So, Kal-El, my adorable mutt, has decided to fall apart. He has an allergy to chicken and started exhibiting some of the symptoms last week, despite being fine for about a year now. When I took him to the vet, I found out he had colonitis. He doesn’t need to change his diet at this point; he simply has to take an anti-inflammatory, an antibiotic, and Pepcid. Yes, that’s right - Pepcid, for humans. I had to go to Target to buy my dog Pepcid, to reduce the acid in his stomach. Then, on Sunday, after a weekend of camping and swimming with friends, he suddenly had a limp tail - by that I mean a tail that looks like a limp noodle, that does not move or wag or show emotion. Needless to say, Chad (my husband) and I freaked out a bit. Kal-El has a unique, very strong - and hilarious - personality, so for him to not have a tail to reflect that was alarming. When his tail had the same limp look on Monday, I did a little bit of research. When I googled “dog with limp tail,” I found several articles about Limber Tail Syndrome. Looks like my dog now has both colonitis and Limber Tail Syndrome. Luckily, both are temporary issues, but come on...he's only three...