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Saturday, September 22, 2018

I Sit, on the Beach, with Bruno

Writing in my journal.

A woman walks up with her dogs.
“Is he a Ridgeback?”, she asks.
I look up at her,
and to her three well groomed Ridgebacks.
I say, “No, Bull Mastiff”.
“Oh, he looks just like a Ridgeback”.

She clearly wants to talk about Ridgebacks.

“Well, that’s because Ridgebacks get their coloring from the Bull Mastiff”
“No, they are bred from English Mastiff”.

I look at her with an expression.
My thoughts must have shown quite clearly. 

I say, referring to Bruno, “That would explain why he looks just like them then”.
She pauses, and scowls, and then declares, 
“I’ve had Ridgebacks for 25 years.”

I hold her stare, “I’ve had Bruno for 10”.
She gets visibly agitated.

She points to one of her dogs proclaiming, “This one was going to be a show dog...
but he was too small”.
I stare at her, not unkindly.

She takes her dogs and walks away.
I return to my journal.

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