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"Richard, we need to discuss something…" I said.
"Make it quick, stooge. I have a tight schedule today." He replied.
"Richard, you've gotta stop chasing after cars, you're really hurting my arms." I said.
"You'll survive, Brian." He replied.
"Not for long!! What do you suggest I do? I can't seem to train you to not chase vehicles." I said.
" Hey, I know: when you see a car coming, let me go." He replied.
"That's it, smart-butt, time to get aggressive with you!!!" I said
I bought a can of Bitter Apple, A spray that comes in a bottle and is affective against disobedient k9s. On our next walk, I took can. This is how it went:
"Oh boy!!!" he said, "A car!!"
"Leave it, mutt!" I said.
"No." he said.
"Yes." I said.
"Die." He said.
"That's it!!! Take this!!!" I said as I sprayed substance in his mouth.
"AAAAHHHGGGGGGG" he said, "I'm melting!!!!!"
"No you're not." I said.
"That stuff is N-A-S-T-Y! OK, I'll follow your unreasonable demands." He said.
"Good." I said.
(We don't believe in shouting, or yelling, so we use "said," instead of "yelled" or "shouted.")
After a few more sprays and "discussions," Richard stopped chasing. I was obviously glad and so was he. Although Richard has his difficulties, he has a lot more "good stuff" about him.
the "good stuff"
Richard is extremely intelligent when it comes to learning new tricks. I taught him how to shake my hand in about 6 minutes. I also taught him how to catch food in mid-air in about 9 minutes. He's a very fast learner. He is also learning to stay in front yard without darting after cats and other such mobile things. Although he is currently 2, he still looks and acts like a puppy. Not only is he cute, he is also a great guard dog (just take my word for it). Oh yeah, did I mention he can talk?
Well, I think you have a good idea what my dog is like, so remember: Before you go around ranting about how cool your dog is, just think about how much cooler my dog is.
Thank you and good night
Brian T. is a conservative teen out to save the world from stupidity. He has authored many blogs and websites. His current blog is bloghogger.blogspot.com - a blog devoted to bashing liberalism.