Insufferable
CITD celebrates its 5-year anniversary! (Woo-hoo!) Here’s an oldie but goodie about a dog. Back with all-new posts 10/2/15.
Two humans in one.
And all it took was a dog to complete the equation.
Last Saturday around 4 p.m., I was driving home from an artists’ meeting in Minneapolis. While turning onto Osceola Street in Saint Paul, I was flagged down by a guy standing in the middle of the road. I pulled over and reluctantly got out to see what was up.
“I found a dog,” he said. “Looks like a stray—it’s all shaky and seems frightened and hungry. I can’t take it home—could you?”
My condo’s rules disallowed dogs and I wasn’t even sure I had the resources to take care of one, even temporarily.
The guy seemed exasperated, so I agreed. He gave me his name, phone number, and I went to his car to check it out.
The dog was a mixed terrier, trembling down to its little paws, staring sadly at us from…
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