I love dumb-as-a-rock dogs...they make me think I'm smart!
This past year is the first time in nearly 30 years I've been dogless. As time goes by I'm sure I'll have another one in my life though.
As for the clay dogs, I just think I'd have a hard time training it to "load up" in the front seat to go for a ride, scare the deer outta the garden, bark at intruders (until I holler hush-up). Heck, it would probably be even harder to paper train them, eh?
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