“It’s hard to sit. / It’s hard to stay. / Who makes these rules up, anyway?” (from “Sit and Stay”) Twenty-eight poems about dogs (and one cat who can’t resist inserting itself at volume’s end) delight in this tail-wagging picture book. Aspects of life with a dog, or being a dog, are chronicled in poems that are playful and occasionally bittersweet. The rhyme pattern, rhythm, and style across the poems vary but the good fun is sustained throughout. Spot illustrations showcase a range of slightly comic canine companions in this appealing volume.