A Dog's Journey

On days like this, I feel like the luckiest dog in the world.

I got the sun on my back.

I got the wind in my face.

I get to ride in this car where the windows are always rolled down.

My name is Bailey.

You enjoying the breeze, boy?

- I love my boy Ethan. - Boss Dog.

- And I love my girl Hannah too. - Boss Dog. Boss Man.

I've lived a lot of lives, and I've peed on a lot of stuff.

There is one thing I've never been able to figure out though.

Why does it always itch right here?

Baby can't come up. Baby can't come up here.

That's my cue.

I'll meet you in the kitchen after I do the chores.

You as creaky as me, Boss Dog?

- Come on. - Mornings had the best smells.

Sure, we had to do our chores.

Come on, Bailey.

But it always ended with an egg.

Yeah.

Seriously?

Hey, buddy.

Still think you got one in you, Boss Dog?

Okay.

You ready?

Born ready.

One, two, three. Go!

Way to go, Boss Dog.

That isn't getting any easier.

Ooh, that isn't getting any easier.

Hey.

You still got it, Boss Dog.

Yeah.

Good boy.

Come on, let's go to the house.

Come on, buddy. Come on.

Come on.

Come on, bacon. Come on, bacon.

Eh, it's not bacon, but I'll take it.

Morning.

- Hi, Mommy. - Hi.

Morning, Gloria.

What time did she wake up, Hannah?

Oh, wasn't looking at the clock.

Doesn't matter, though. We're having fun with our granddaughter.

Hannah used to have a boy named Henry.

He brought Gloria into our pack.

We keep feeding her pancakes, she's gonna get chubby.

Maybe this time she'll give me a treat.

No? No treat? Okay.

I thought little babies were supposed to be chubby.

Ethan, shh!

Hannah made that "shh" sound a lot lately.

- Who's that? - Daddy.

Daddy. You know, I think she has Henry's eyes.

Henry went away and never came back.

Hannah cried a lot.

I licked her face a lot.

I wish my son was alive to see his adorable daughter.

- Oh. - She drops it. I eat it.

That's our deal.

Orange.

- Purple. - Gloria liked to wear food on her face.

But not good food.

Hello? A gross dog just licked my face.

No, no, that's how it goes when you're stuck on a farm.

CJ, where are you going? We're supposed to play here.

What's happening in Chicago? Tell me everything.

Go away.

Are you guys going out?

I see the horsie.

No, don't go in there!

CJ, stop!

He's scary.

Whoa, boy!

From the way he was breathing, I knew Ethan was scared.

I don't know. I feel like...

What are you doing?

Hey... Well, let me call you back.

CJ just got in with Linus.

Hey, come here.

She could've been hurt, Gloria.

Bailey saved her.

Let me get this straight.

It's one of those hero dogs you see on TV?

"Its" name is Bailey.

I love when my boy Ethan says my name.

I'm going inside.

I know what you did, Boss Dog.

Come on.

I don't know where Gloria found this baby,

but it is a great addition.

CJ is smart and curious. We just have to keep an eye on her.

Well, I turned my back for two seconds.

More like two years.

CJ.

- Come on, CJ. - No.

Clarity. Clarity June.

- Nana, Nana. - Hey, Mama's here now.

Can you say "Mama"?

Nana, Nana.

All right.

Oh, Clarity June,

that is not funny.

It's kind of funny.

Why doesn't anyone ever wipe food on my face?

After all the excitement of the day,

I had to cool off in the big water bowl.

That's nice and cold.

- Hey. - You know what that is.

You having fun yet?

Oh!

Grandpa! No!

I leave her with you for a couple hours

and you have Clarity bathing with a filthy dog?

Finally, Gloria wants to play.

They're just playing.

All right, get out, dog.

Come on, they're just having fun.

You know what?

Don't worry, honey. Mommy's here.

Come on, it's okay.

Oh, I get what you want me to do.

Oh!

This is why I don't like dogs.

Maybe you wanted to stick your nose in my butt?

Gloria is just so young to be a widow.

Eight months pregnant when Henry was in that car accident.

I know, honey. I know.

But, Hannah, where's her maternal instinct?

Gloria's just trying to figure out

how she's gonna make a life for herself and CJ.

She's got Henry's insurance settlement.

Well, that money's been set aside for CJ's college fund.

You're the one that raised two kids, not me.

So, if you're not worried about it, I'm not worried about it.

I'd be worried if they weren't here.

Yeah.

Mmm-hmm, yeah. Up, up, up. There we go.

Yeah, right in the middle.

Now slide it down. Slide it down. Yeah.

Between the three of us,

I think we can give that little girl the love that she needs.

Ouch!

What is that?

What?

It's a lump.

Big lump.

Please stop poking that spot on my belly.

I'm gonna take him to the vet.

Yeah.

- What's going on? - Hey, buddy. Hi, Bailey.

Somehow, Ethan always knows when I wanna take a car ride.

Hey, Boss Dog.

I want you to stay put, okay, buddy?

Dr. Deb said we should just keep you comfortable.

I can handle all the chores.

I had bad days, and I had good days.

Today was a good day.

Well, I finally got a call from the, um, the cruise line...

Gloria spent a lot of time talking to her hand.

And they needed a singer for their Stagecoach Lounge...

- Doggy, doggy, doggy. - I know.

- Um, there's nothing in that cup. - Doggy, doggy.

Oh, did you make me a cup?

- Here, Nana. - Thank you.

Well, it's perfect for me, right?

Mmm!

Delicious!

- That delicious? - Wait. There was something in that cup?

Yeah, they went with a singer who does not have a toddler.

I don't know.

Maybe I should, uh, come back to Chicago.

More?

- Hey. - Hey.

Hi.

Getting her to go down for her nap took forever.

You know, Gloria,

um, if you want to pursue your career,

you could leave Clarity here with us.

You think I'm a bad mother?

- What? - Gloria.

No, that's not what I'm saying.

Are you trying to take my baby from me?

'Cause my baby is all I have.

Gloria, she's making you an incredible offer.

I know what this is about. You want Henry's settlement.

I knew you wanted that money,

so you can fix this crumbling farm.

This farm is not "crumbling."

Ethan was mad.

I hadn't heard him talk like that in a long time.

It has nothing to do with the money.

It has to do with providing a loving home for CJ.

Well, Hannah, I am her mother.

So wherever I am, that is her home.

And okay, wow, obviously I'm not welcome here.

You are always welcome here.

So you can keep telling me all the things I'm doing wrong every single day?

No, thank you. It's actually not what I need right now.