Licked on the big-dog side

Someone brought a small, black dog to the big-dog side of the dog park one day, and the little fuzzball was growling, barking and snarling at Lady.

She took it for about a half-minute, then reached out and licked the dog on the nose! It didn't know what to do. It shut up, stunned, then turned and walked away.

GOOD girl, Lady.

Here's a second story, and it's not as nice. A little dog (maybe the same one) was growling, barking and snarling at a 200-pound mastiff named Ajax. The big dog took the abuse for a bit and stood there as a big wad of slobber grew on his lip.

As the little dog provided the sound effects, the slobber plopped on its head. It squealed and tried to shake it off. Ajax went off with a doggie smile; the little dog didn't.

I assume an owner stepped forward with a towel. I didn't have one handy.

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Other entries from The Dog Blog

• Katie cried

• Growl and pull

• ... said the spider to ..

• 13-plus years with my dog Lady

• OOH! OOH! The stereophonic huskies

• What Lady and Michael Jackson had in common

EDITOR@WORK blog entries

• You really DO need an editor

• Reminders for would-be novelists

• What I do when I'm editing

• What I charge (it's a deal) and what I edit

• Slogging through the Internet

• J-school: More eyes on your stories

• J-school: Go out and learn

• Rookie mistakes for magazine writers

Blog entries from The Auto Racing Journal

• Angel in Black: Remembering Dale Earnhardt Sr.

(a book of great stories about the Intimidator)

• Then Junior Said to Jeff...

(the book of great NASCAR stories)

• My best day as a sports writer

• Jeff Gordon's milk toast to Dale Earnhardt

• Wayne Auton: A life in racing

More blog entries by Tom Gillispie

• Resume for a writer and editor

• An editor's views on powerful writing

• Advice for be and would-be novelists

• Links to TG's stories online

• Favorite quotes

• What I do when I'm editing

Anecdotes by Tom Gillispie

• Wipeout at Death Valley

• Days with rainbows

• A desperate writer working in the dark

• Yer outta there!