Paul had a dog called Wag. He’d had it for three years. When his mother took seriously ill four hour’s drive away, Paul thought the quickest way to get there was to hitch-hike. He couldn’t find anyone to look after Wag, he was in too much of a hurry, so he took the dog along as well.
It works both ways; hitch-hiking with a dog. Some people won’t pick you up because you’ve got a dog. Other people will pick you up because you do have a dog. It didn’t take long before Paul got a ride.
The driver was very friendly and loved dogs. He said he had two dogs at home. One was a poodle and the other was a husky. Their names were Paddles and Ice.
After a couple of hour’s driving, the man said he needed to pull in at a rest stop. So he pulled over at the first convenience and left Paul in the car with the dog. Then Paul went to the wayside rest room while the nice man minded the dog.
And when Paul came out, the car had gone.
Listen to the story being read HERE!
Honestly, you can’t trust anyone, can you?
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The guy was a real dog.
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Not a very nice man at all, it seems.
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Oh no! Don’t do that – some of your more delicate readers require a happier ending…………..
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Reality never happens as one imagines; so the more awful the plot, the greater likelihood that it won’t happen!
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Oh man, that better be true. You’ve completely ruined my Saturday morning. Get that Wag back, please.
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Is it Saturday already? I imagined it was Sunday. How wrong ones imagination can be! (And P.S. The terrible thief just borrowed Wag – who wasn’t operated on – to breed with his poodle – and then returned him. Wag was a cocker spaniel – so together it was a cocker-poodle-do.)
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Listen Twinkle-toes, you’re mighty fast on your feet, aren’t you? There are a few loose threads in your sequel, but I’m willing to overlook that.
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That’s a relief. It’s always a joy to have loose threads sewn up!
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Cheap Chinese imports …
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Well, I guess Paddles and Ice got a new buddy, hey?
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Indeed – although I’d rather they didn’t!
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I didn’t see that coming. I guess I’m too trusting – but I should know you better, Bruce
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Never become untrusting – it doesn’t suit!
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Thanks
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Too bad he ran into a REAL dog lover!
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I’m not a REAL dog lover myself – I love only my own!! Everyone else’s dog is a yapping mongrel.
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I guess Paul wasn’t Wag’s best friend….wait, I got that wrong…I guess Wag wasn’t Paul’s best friend…
I am reminded of Groucho Marx: “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.”
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LOL! Obviously Groucho needs to get a light shedder.
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I thought you called them torches down under?
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Torches it is indeed! You are very Everyman!
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That looks like YOUR dog, Bruce. Have the names been changed to protect the innocent…or guilty?
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Yes – that’s Delia. I had to find a picture of a dog from somewhere, and I was rather attracted to the wine glass in the photo.
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I noticed the wine glass before I recognized Delia! 😍🍷
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LOL and I suppose you noticed that it was almost empty! Must’ve had visitors at the time!
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That driver is an odious cur! Poor Wag, to be dog napped and never see his master again. 😞
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It’s the thing that always concerns me the most when I leave the dog at home – there are gangs roaming who steal dogs for illegal dog fights with their pitbulls.
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This sort of thing has happened in our area if you have a special breed of dog rather than a mutt. Once someone left their daughter in a taxi while they went to get change – once she got inside her apartment she realised what she had done an ran back so fast she fell over. Her daughter was still there – but I couldn’t have done that. Your stories are provocative Bruce – love the way they get everyone commenting.
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Thank you for the compliment. The commentators seem to be a lovely group of people – including yourself – who seem to have assembled despite any prompting from me!
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Yes, sir. It works both ways hitchhiking with a dog. And even though I stood forewarned, I loved the end.
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You were barking up the wrong tree?
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You bet! But then one never knows…
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It pays to be suspicious.
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