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From Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Hilarious, Heroic, Human Dog
By Heather Debord Humor is merely tragedy standing on its head with its pants torn.
~Irvin S. Cobb The judge looked at me with an encouraging smile. “Are you ready?” she asked. I looked down at Paisley the Wonder Dog, who was poised in anticipation. My stomach was filled with butterflies the size of pterodactyls, but this was our moment. This was what we had trained for. “Ready!” I answered. “Paisley, heel!” And so began our very first obedience trial. I didn’t want anyone to know it was our first go. My little black Cocker Spaniel and I were going to look like seasoned pros. Before entering the ring, I remembered what my instructor had told me. (Keep reading) | 