The Farmer's Puppy
Little boys and puppies are a great combination. Stories of a boy and his dog abound. They are often heartwarming and inspirational. This story of a farmer's puppy and the little boy who wanted to help the little puppy is one of those encouraging stories.
Puppy for Sale
A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell. He painted a sign advertising the pups and set about nailing it to a post on the edge of his yard. As he was driving the last nail into the post, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down into the eyes of a little boy.
'Mister,' he said, 'I want to buy one of your puppies.'
'Well,' said the farmer, as he rubbed the sweat off the back of his neck, 'these puppies come from fine parents and cost a good deal of money.'
The boy dropped his head for a moment. Then reaching deep into his pocket, he pulled out a handful of change and held it up to the farmer. 'I've got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?'
"Sure", said the farmer. And with that he let out a whistle.
"Here, Dolly!" he called.
Out from the doghouse and down the ramp ran Dolly followed by four little balls of fur. The little boy pressed his face against the chain link fence. His eyes danced with delight.
As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared; this one noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a somewhat awkward manner the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up....
"I want that one." The little boy said, pointing to the runt.
The farmer knelt down at the boy's side and said:
"Son, you don't want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would."
With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said:
"You see sir, I don't run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands."
The Talking Dog
A guy is driving around Lebanon Tennessee and he sees a
sign in front of a house:
"Talking Dog For Sale"
He rings the bell and the owner tells him the dog is in the
backyard. The guy goes into the backyard and sees a Labrador
retriever sitting there.
"You talk?" he asks. "Yep," the Lab replies.
"So, what's your story?" the man asked.
The Lab looks up and says, "Well, I discovered that I could
talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the
government, so I told the CIA about my gift, and in no time
at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting
in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one
figured a dog would be eavesdropping. I was one of their
most valuable spies for eight years running. But the jetting
around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any
younger so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job
at the airport to do some undercover security wandering near
suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some
incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals. I got
married, had a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired."
The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what
he wants for the dog.
"Ten dollars," the owner says.
"Ten dollars? This dog is amazing. Why on earth are you
selling him so cheap?"
"Because he's a liar. He never did any of that stuff."
The Cross-eyed Dog
A man takes his Rottweiler to the vet and asks, “My dog’s
cross-eyed... is there anything you can do for him?”
“Well,” says the vet, “let’s have a look at him.” So, he
picks the dog up and examines his eyes, then checks his
teeth.
Finally, he says “I’m going to have to put him down.”
“Why? Because he’s cross-eyed?”
“No, because he’s really heavy.”