THE DOG WHO GOES TO SCHOOL

“D” is a golden retriever who belongs to“E”. A curly haired one at that. It might surprise you to know that she is pure-bred. Whoever heard of a curly haired retriever? And to top it all she is skinny. Of course, her weight is closely watched by her proud owner, but I fervently hope the poor thing doesn’t have to go to a gym like her human counterparts.

She is barely out of puppy hood and just like a toddler, has this seemingly inexhaustible supply of energy. All this extra energy is spent licking anybody who gets within licking range. And the said object does not even have to be human. She loves to give cars and garden chairs a thorough washing too.

She goes to obedience school and to the surprise of everyone present, actually passed the course. She was the only one of out of all the dogs ever owned by C’s family that ever managed to do that. Which just goes to show how deceptive appearances can be.

What truly adhered her to everyone’s hearts is that even though she was left loose in the garden for three days, she didn’t dig up a single flower bed. Yes, on the last day she did dig up one little plant with pink flowers on it. But everyone agreed that it was just her way of saying thank you to C’s grandmother.