Both boys ate some of the dog snacks, which I found both odd and disturbing. - W. Bruce Cameron

The sharp pain I felt when I thought about how much I missed the boy was just something to get used to: a dog’s job was to do what people wanted.

but it also had an odd metallic tang to it that I instantly recognized from when I was Buddy and had a bad taste in my mouth that I couldn’t get rid of. The bald man probably had the same taste in his mouth, because it was on his breath.

It’s easier to be a dog if one accepts there are many things that are incomprehensible and just concentrate on being happy.