{"id":112,"date":"2013-03-26T02:09:33","date_gmt":"2013-03-26T02:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stair2stop.com\/?p=112"},"modified":"2013-06-18T18:08:20","modified_gmt":"2013-06-18T18:08:20","slug":"my-dog-was-a-horse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stair2stop.com\/?p=112","title":{"rendered":"my dog was a horse"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is quite clear to me, that in a former life, Hunter, my dog, was a horse.<\/p>\n

The evidence is as follows:<\/p>\n

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  1. He rears up on his hind legs to greet people. I do not mean he jumps on them. Yes, this happens but he also just rears up, like an over-zealous uncle who screams, “WELCOME.”<\/li>\n
  2. He rears up and uses his front paws to knock the leash from my hands when he is unhappy about my directional decisions. “NO, NO, NOT THAT WAY. I DO NOT WANT TO GO THAT WAY.”<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Every time he executes his horse-move, I am reminded of one of the illustrations in my childhood copy of Black Beauty<\/em>. (I believe it was when she (he?) had to be blindfolded because of a fire in the stable, but this image will do.)<\/p>\n

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    black beauty (futurely known as Hunter)<\/p><\/div>\n

    I liked BB (Black Beauty), Flicka was my friend, and I didn’t think Mr. Ed was a stupid show. In fact, I “rode” a chair in our living room, as well as some old tires in the backyard. These horses had various names, but all were loyal to a fault, initially wild beyond compare, but tamed by moi.<\/p>\n

    I was always torn between owning Flicka v. Lassie so I am grateful that in my old age, I have a dog who thinks he is a horse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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