Saturday, August 8, 2026

Putting him out to pasture

 

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  1. I was in my 30s before I found out our dog Barney did not, in fact, go to a farm when I was 7 or so.
    I was sad.

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    1. At least your folks cushioned the blow. I remember when my little dog ran away, I lugged my brother's dog all around the block - she looked just like my dog - asking neighbors if they had seen "a dog like this". One guy up and said, with no hesitation, "Yeah, I saw one just like that lying dead in the road this morning".

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    2. At first, I took his statement at face value - I was only 7 or 8, and he was an adult, after all. Later on, I began to wonder if he just made it up.

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