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OfDogsandMenChesterwasmywindowonthemysteriousbondbetweencaninesandhumans.ThewayIseeitdogshadthisbigmeeting.Ohmaybe20,000yearsago.Ahugemeeting—aninternationalconventionwithdelegatesfromeverywhere.Andthat'swhentheydecidedthathumansweretheupandcomingspeciesanddogsweregoingtothrowtheirlotinwiththem.Thedecisionwasobviouslynotunanimous.Thewolvesanddingoeswalkedoutinprotest.Catshadanevenmorenegativereaction.Whentheyheardthenewstheycalledtheirownmeeting—inParisofcourse—todenouncecaninesubserviencetothehumanhyperpower.Theirmanifesto—LaConditionFéline—canstillbefoundinprovincialbookstores.?Cats,itmustbesaid,havenotdonebadly.Usingguileandseductiontheymanagedtogethumanstofeedthemthuspreservingtheirsuperciliousnesswithoutgoinghungry.Aneattrick.Dogsbeingguilelesssignedanddelivered.Itwasthebeginningofabeautifulfriendship.ImustadmitthatI'vebeenslowtowarmtodogs.Igrewupinanon-petfriendlyhome.DogsdonotfigureprominentlyinJewishimmigranthouseholds.Myfatherwasnotveryhighonpets.Hewasn'thostile.Hejustsawthemassuperfluousanencumbrance.WhentheCossacksarechasingyouaroundEuropeyouneedtotravellight.ThisbythewayiswhyEuropeproducedfarmoreJewishvioliniststhanpianists.Trypackingapiano.?Myparentsdidallowahintofzoologicalindulgence.Ihadapetturtle.Mybrotherhadaparakeet.Bothcametounfortunateends.Myturtlefellbehindaradiatorandwasnotdiscovereduntiltoolate.AndtheparakeetGodblesshimflewoutawindowoncenevertobeseenagain.Aftersuchdisplaysofstewardshipwedarednotaskforadog.MyintroductiontothewonderofdogscamefrommywifeRobyn.She'sAustralian.AndAustraliaaslovinglyrecountedinBillBryson'sInaSunburnedCountryhasthecraziestwildestdeadliestmeanestanimalsontheplanet.Inaplacewhereeveryspiderandsquidcantakeyoudownfasterthanasuckerpunchedboxeryoucherishnicenessintheanimalkingdom.Andtheydon'tcomenicerthandogs.Robynstartedusoffslowly.ShegotusaBordercollieHugowhenoursonwasaboutsix.SheknewthatwouldappealtomebecausetheBordercollieisthesmartestspeciesontheplanet.Hugocouldoneplayoutfieldinourbackyardbaseballgames,twodoflawlessfron
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