The soldier was going on about Dora and her various adventures. He will tell you point blank, she is a street dog and you should never forget it.

“She’s very manipulative, P. That’s how she got where she is. That dog right there is the cat that ate the canary. You’ve got to watch her ass because she’s got her poor little ol’ street dog routine down to a T and she’ll use it to work ya.”

I thought about his Southern accented hayseed routine and smiled.

“Yeah, P, that dog has pulled all kinds of shit. One time she even got thrown in jail at Fort —.”

“She did? You did that yourself didn’t you? Didn’t you get thrown in jail at Fort —?”

He looked sort of stunned and shut right up. P laughed her ass off.