Our dog doesn’t talk much. Now and again we exchange a few words, mostly in the morning, when my wife and daughter are still asleep and I’m making breakfast.
She’s a black Labrador, about six months old. Our daughter gave her the name Happy but my wife thought her name should include some kind of title. And because she behaves like the spoiled but stubborn Scarlett O‘Hara from Gone With The Wind, we called her Miss Happy.
Miss Happy only talks to me, and only when no one else is listening. All dogs can talk, she tells me, but they never bother because of humans’ pointless babbling. I stumbled across Miss Happy’s secret by accident. One day I heard how she used our voice assistant to switch on the TV. Not only can she talk but she’s got views on almost anything. From dog welfare to pop culture, our dog knows what’s going on. Or thinks she does, at least.
We talk about God, the universe and everything. About anything that happens to cross our minds when the day is young and the world is on the right track.
Most dog owners think they know what’s going through the canine mind of their loyal friend. Walther, a 50-year-old father, finds out exactly what Miss Happy, the family dog, is thinking. When she starts talking to him one morning. Just the two of them, chatting in confidence. It turns out his dog has views on just about everything, including dog fashion, current affairs and the latest gossip from I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here.
A talking Labrador who has views on almost anything: very funny and entertaining!
