we just got one a few weeks ago, name of maggie. she’s a cross between a australian cattle dog and a boston terrier, so she’s black and white, except her black is blotchy. i’m not sure if she’s retarded or stubborn. she responds to our calls when she wants to, no matter what we tell her, she doesn’t do what we want her to do. today she got her collar caught on the lever that puts the legs out on my dads armchair. if you tie a sock to her belly she rolls over. she doesn’t like my mom reading. she likes small spaces, like the one between the couch she’s not supposed to get on but does anyway and the wall. she’s afraid of my dad’s cough, but not anyone else’s. my favorite part is her eyes, they’re very blue. ice blue. maybe she’s not retarded, she just has to get used to this house.

adam.

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