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doubled up laughing.
Before the dog got back with the stick again, Morgan was
up on the shore, heading towards me with a big grin.
"Look out!" The dog barreled straight for him, tail up,
ears up, and stick hanging half out of its mouth. Water streamed
from its body.
Morgan whirled and said, "No" in a tone that made me
freeze. The dog stopped, surprise on its face. Morgan looked
right into its eyes, and flung a hand to the left, "Go on, out of
here." in no uncertain terms. Not loud, simply certain. It's
ears and tail went down, but it turned away. "Good pup," I heard
the caress in the voice, and the ears cocked in his direction,
but the dog kept on going away. Suddenly it took off in a red
streak of effort, perhaps back to its master.
"You ever tried training dogs?" I asked in some curiosi-
ty.
"Yeah...but it got boring. They're great at doing what I
could teach them, but they've got a limited capacity," The green
eyes met mine lazily, "unlike some people."
I cocked an eyebrow, "Some?"
"Fishing for a compliment?"
"Probably."
A chuckle. "Well, I do find training humans to be more
rewarding." He came close and put an arm around my
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