Bewaaaaare!

Also, it should be noted that the Dog and Foodstuff will be taking a short break next week, while I train a baby sealion to do my job and occasionally bring me stuffed olives and cheesy pasta.
We will return on the eighth of September. With bells on! (1)
 
(1) There will be no bells.

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Story: A Pig Cannot Look Up…. by Greggory Moore

The majesty of the pig is something much overlooked in modern literature. Dog, sandwiches, monkeys, all these “fashionable” creatures are prefered by the “literatte” but the real art lies in communication with the pig-soul. Discuss with reference to chapter seven. 
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A Pig Cannot Look Up
Greggory Moore
 
A pig cannot look up, she said.

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Story: The Solution to the Problem by Jonathan Pinnock

Hearty greetings Dog watchers. This week’s tale was discovered in the bottom of a waterlogged canoe on the upper reaches of the Zanzibar river in North Reading. I can only assume it had some kind of religious significance.
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The Solution to the Problem
 Jonathan Pinnock
  
 
On the second day of the conference, one of the Elders, old and [...]

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Story: The Program… Julie Andrijeski

Isn’t it a lovely day?
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The Program
Julie Andrijeski
 
 
The guy couldn’t possibly be hitting on me.
 
I was barely standing. The paper coffee cup in my hand was uncomfortably hot, but I didn’t stop clenching it. I watched the man stare. His grayish-long hair hung in ragged, uneven curtains around a narrow, canine-like face. He didn’t look old. [...]

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Story: Lily’s Song… Lyn Battersby

This week’s story fell out of my stapler, just as I was trying to dislodge a particularly awkward staple. I don’t know how long it had been there. But I know that stationery always brings joy.
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Lily’s Song
Lyn Battersby
 
 
 
 
The place was packed. Punters jammed themselves into tight groups around the bar and tables, calling out orders [...]

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