Walking Rascal is an exercise in Budhist detachment
Taking a walk by the woods the day after a huge wind storm, Rascal was startled by the crashing sound of a large timber falling in the distance.
"Oh, poor baby!" I cooed to the cowering pup. "Did a tree fall in the forest and make a sound?"
All of a sudden i realized i'd said something ironic, but unfortunately the humor was lost on the dog.