I am a dog of many thoughts.
Penguins, I say. Indeed, says the Owner. They really appreciated the Caravaggios, I say. Apparently so, says the Owner. They were less interested in Monet, I say. So it is said, says the Owner. Philistines, I say. They are Penguins, says the Owner. Almost Ducks. The Moral Dog who has […]
It will soon be your Birthday, says the Owner. Will it? I say. I hadn’t realised, I say. It must just be a coincidence that the Moral Dog has spent the entirety of the last week browsing the Facebook Guide to Gifts for Dogs, says the Owner. Indeed, I say, […]
Where did I come from? I ask. We have discussed this, says the Owner, the Moral Dog came from an Ancestral Wolf. But I do not look like an Ancestral Wolf, I say. I have spots, I say. Indeed, says the Owner, that is because you have evolved through careful […]
The Ducks glower at me as I am summoned back to the Owner. We Dogs, I tell the Owner, do not see why we should not Chase Ducks. It is Entirely Unclear that Anyone Benefits. I think the Ducks might be Relatively Better Off, says the Owner. We would be […]
Did you see who took my Dog’s Ball and threw it in the Pond? Asks the Other Person. I did not, says my Owner. I did not ask you, says the Other Person, I asked your Dog. I do not think my Dog should be asked a potentially Political Question, […]
The Owner looms from the Darkness like the Ghost of Christmas Past. Look what I caught! She says. This is an Outrage, says a Voice. You are not making any sense, I say. Civilised Owners are asleep at this time of night, I say. Then I attempt to hide my […]
Oh dear, says the Owner. The Moral Dog is bleeding from his ear. I languish on my cushion and gaze at the Owner through Tragic But Fading eyes. Do not worry, I say, I have not suffered much. I know, says the Owner, but you have dripped blood on the […]
