Photo by Bill Stokes
By Bill Stokes
Kickass, the doorstop dog, joins the keeper in cheering on Ava the beagle who is obviously not content to accept her traditional dog identity, and is making a bold move to pattern dog-walking more as it might be designed by cats.
Following a temporary mobility issue, Ava, in charge of Phyllis’s son Todd’s home in Marshfield, arranged to be carried on her dog-walk in the backpack of Alexis, Todd’s fire-fighter daughter.
The take-away, of course, is that adhering to old ways may not always be the best; and if you are an old dog like Ava you might want to consider the independent thinking of cats and exchange the discomfort of a dog-walk leash for a luxurious ride in a backpack.
The keeper—as an old dog, is struggling to apply the Ava approach to his own life, but so far has only been able to out-wait Phyllis in getting up out of the recliner and dishing up the evening desert.
It’s a start, but it is a long way from being toted around by an attractive young female fire-fighter.
