Hi! My name is Drax.
Some people say I'm a big dog,
but personally, I don't see it.
I can fit in my mom's lap no problem.
See?
But enough about me!
There's someone I really want you to meet:
my little brother!
I know what you're thinking:
"Little brother?"
"But you two are exactly the same size!"
What I mean is, he's my younger brother.
And more importantly, he's my best friend.
We're a pack of two.
Oo, secret table meeting!
OK, next time you have spaghetti, you know what to do.
"Hey!"
[sighing]
My man!
"Oh my gosh."
But it wasn't always this way.
I used to be an only child
without a single brother to play with.
I had to make my own fun!
And I was pretty good at it, not gonna lie.
Have you heard about splashing?
It's the best!
I'm basically a pro.
Oh, and the playground!
I love that, too.
They've got these really super fun things called "slides."
Slides are also the best.
Slides and splashing are equally best.
Uh, sorry. What were we talking about?
The point is, I was having a pretty good time with just my mom and dad.
But then a strange thing happened.
My mom's belly started to get bigger.
What?
I decided to keep an eye on her to make sure she was OK.
After all, dogs are expert watchers.
I watched my mom 'round the clock.
Minus a few naps, of course. Standard dog procedure.
[Drax snoring]
Until suddenly...
there was a new little human in the house!
Double what?!
Mom said he was my little brother,
and he sure was little.
To be honest, I was a bit worried at first.
I was pretty used to being an only child.
Would I still get to do all my favorite fun stuff with this new guy around?
Would we even have anything in common?
I needed to figure out what this new little brother was all about.
So I started by doing what I do best:
I watched him! Just like I did with my mom.
At first, he really didn't do anything.
But soon, he started to grow!
Very, very slowly.
He figured out how to roll over.
At least I think he did.
Are you doing it? I can't see from here.
Then, after more time, he could finally stand!
Kinda...
Oh!
Ow! Hey, could you...?
Why did I lay right here?
And standing eventually led to...
walking!
But he was still so little!
Uh, "young," I mean. Obviously, we're the exact same size.
And it seemed like it'd be forever until we could actually do
splashing!
Or slides!
I started to worry.
What if we didn't have anything in common?
What if we never figured out how to play together?
But then...
The hose?
Yeah! I love the hose!
That's, like, one of the best ways to splash!
Wait, wait, wait, wait...
Was this little guy finally big enough
to play with me?
That day was, and is,
the greatest day of my life.
I couldn't wait to find out what else we both liked!
Fetch? Yes, please!
We even invented our own version of fetch.
Check it out:
Little bro picks out the best balls,
and I make sure they taste good.
They do.
And I was finally ready
to teach him one of the things I'm best at:
watching!
There's actually a really complicated process to watching.
Step one: Look.
Step two:
Continue looking.
That — that's all the steps.
Of course, my little bro mastered it in no time.
Now we love looking out the window together.
You never know what you might see!
Sometimes we even see each other!
Whoa!
Like I said, we're the best pals ever.
We probably have to wait a little longer to try slides, though.
He still has some growing to do.
But I don't mind waiting!
Because even if we don't do anything at all,
every day is the best day with my little brother.
Who's the exact same size as me, and you cannot convince me otherwise.
"Aw, did you just give him a kiss?"
"That was so nice! Oh my goodness."