<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div class="WordSection1"><div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div id="divtagdefaultwrapper"><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" style="width:100.0%"><tbody><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="color:black">YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A "DOG PERSON" <br>TO TRULY APPRECIATE THIS STORY</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:36.0pt;color:black">Stay!</span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">I pulled into the crowded parking lot at the local shopping center and rolled down the car windows to make sure my Labrador Retriever Pup had fresh air.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><img border="0" width="375" height="250" id="ecxPicture_x0020_1" src="cid:part1.01000103.04090809@esc.net.au" alt="cid:A5E86FEB28B14AAC83AB75519F072AB0@Phil"></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">She was stretched full-out on the back seat and <br>I wanted to impress upon her that she must remain there.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">I walked to the curb backward, pointing my finger <br>at the car and saying emphatically,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><br>"Now you stay. Do you hear me?"</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><br>"Stay! Stay!"</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">The driver of a nearby car, a pretty young blonde, gave me a strange look and said, (this is going to hurt read on)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><img border="0" width="324" height="480" id="ecxPicture_x0020_2" src="cid:part2.09070902.02040600@esc.net.au" alt="cid:49363B8865CB4935B188AAECBAA9EB1E@Phil"></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td width="779" valign="top" style="width:467.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"><p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">"Why don't you just put it in 'Park'?</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></blockquote></blockquote></div></div></div><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> </span></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div></div></blockquote><style><!--
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