Doggone! – Conversations with the Pack

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I am Doodlebug, King of the Olde English Bulldogges.

Me: Doggone it! Sorry, y’all! I got frustrated there when that thing wouldn’t come loose.

Sweetie: You barked, Lady Human! You barked out loud!

Me : Yeah. I let loose what my father used to call a fake cussword. Sorry.

Doodlebug: That’s okay. We get upset and bark, too. So where has that dog gone?

Me: What?

Sweetie: Yeah, where has the dog gone? I didn’t see it.

Me: No, there’s no other dog. That’s the fake cussword. It’s made up.

MoonCat: Uh-oh. I think we’ve entered one of those human arenas we should have left well enough alone.

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Were You Yelling at Us? – Conversations with the Pack

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I am Doodlebug, King of the Olde English Bulldogges.

Sweetie: Lady Human, what did you mean yelling out, “It’s right there where you threw it.”? I didn’t throw anything.

Me: I was talking to myself.

Doodlebug: Do you answer yourself?

Me: Yeah, all the time, mainly to yell at myself.

Sweetie: You yell at yourself? Cool!

MoonCat: If you need to yell at someone, you have my permission to yell at me. I’ll just ignore it as I ignore everything the bulldogs yell.

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