Our Dog, Ben

Our Dog, Ben
written by
Brian Barnett
I remember our dog, Ben. He was a smallish dog with a bit of beagle in him. He was not very fond of strangers, but that was due to the kids in Thorn Hill. They used to tease him and throw rocks at him. But we loved him anyway, despite his quick temper.
I had a friend who thought it was funny to hear him bark. Ben had a deep, rhaspy bark. Our other dog, Blackie, had a higher, more friendly-natured bark despite being the bigger dog between the two. My friend said their barks were reversed.
When I worked at Kroger in the late 90s through the early 2000s, two people that I knew and played with as a young kid started working there during my tenure. To me it was hilarious, because the first thing both of them asked me when wondering if I remembered them or not was, "Do you remember when your dog bit me?"
Category:Stories from the Barnett Family
Category:Stories