I'm Rufus.

My registered name is System CU Later CGC,
but my mom calls me her Rufie-Doofie
or sometimes Handsome Rufus.

She says she and my dad named me after
Rufus Thomas, the famous musician.
He sang the song "Walking the Dog."
I like the whistling part in that song.

I'm a spook.
Learning new things is scary for me,
but I'm a lot better than I used to be.
I like to meet people now!
And I am not scared of strollers or powdered sugar any more.

I try hard to be a good boy.
I used to visit a nursing home
and try to make the old people feel better.
They said I had a very soothing presence,
but I don't know what that means.

I was born on July 11, 1996, and my sire was very famous.
He was a spook too, and he was also black like me.
My mom made a chart of my pedigree.