Free Range by Bill Whitehead for August 29, 2024

Without barks, they would be Mala"mutes".

My next door neighbor’s dog is living proof of this.

And if they are hounds, they’ll howl all night.

I always have my training whistle with me for prolonged dog barking.

Disagree. You can have a reason to bark.

But you don’t have to have a reason to bark.

You can do it for no reason at all.

Being able to do it for no reason is kind of a reason in itself.

There’s always a reason.

Alrighty, good to know.

“ You seek enlightenment?”

“ No, I just took a dump on the way up.”

Barking is thing doggies do because they can, just like licking their ……………………..

Sure there’s a reason, to annoy people.