Puppy Grass

Without proper knowledge of taxonomy, we coined the name “puppy grass” for that wonderfully tender and leafy vegetation which our basset puppies were so fond of. Our frequent walks through the nearby woods with the latest litter of bassets pups would always end at the spot on the trail where the canopy opens, allowing the sunlight to shine down on this little patch of puppy grass. As the puppies romped around us, we rolled through the grass, arms pinned to our sides, steamrolling the stems flat along the ground, loving that this was just what puppy grass was made for.