This is a lovely old tale. Debby Neece sent me this version. Thanks.

A man sees a sign in front of a house: “Talking Dog for Sale.”  He rings the bell and the owner tells him the dog is in the backyard. He goes into the backyard and sees a black mutt just sitting there.

“You talk?” he asks.

“Yep,” the mutt replies.

“So, what’s your story?”

The mutt looks up and says, “Well, I discovered this gift pretty young … Read the rest...