Friday, April 20, 2007

omniscient barking beagle

Q: Dear Dr. Sadie,I live in a high rise building with balconies. Two floors down just below my bedroom window lives a fat beagle who spends a lot of time on his balcony. The fat beagle always begins barking just when I go to bed. How does the fat beagle know this? Is the fat beagle possessed? Am I possessed? Please tell me.
-Ron

A: Ron, this is a silly question about a silly supernatural subject. Is the dog possessed? Are you possessed? Of course not. That kind of thinking is absurd. Much more likely is that you and the dog were friend or soulmates in a previous life. Does the dog look familiar? Does it smell familiar? Could you imagine working with it in the fields three centuries ago -- you as a fieldhand and the dog as another field hand, possibly with big floppy ears. This seems like a more realistic explanation. Regardless, the best thing to do is start taking naps during the day to see if the dog barks. If so, move to Ireland.
-DR. Sadie


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