Rockingham Remembered
Short Stories
Talking Dog!
One day down in Logan County, a guy sees a sign in
front of a house: "Talking Dog For Sale."

He rings the bell and the owner, Bubba, tells him
the dog is in the backyard. The guy goes into the
backyard and sees a black and brown beagle just
sitting there. "You talk?" he asks.


"Yep," the beagle replies.

"So, what's your story?"

The beagle looks up and says, "Well, I discovered
this gift pretty young and I wanted to help the
government, so I told the CIA about my gift, and in
no time they had me jetting from country to
country, sitting in rooms with spies and world
leaders, because no one figured a dog would be
eavesdropping. I was one of their most valuable
spies eight years running. The jetting around really
tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any
younger and I wanted to settle down. So I signed up
for a job at the airport to do some undercover
security work, mostly wandering near suspicious
characters and listening in. I uncovered some
incredible dealings there and was awarded a batch
of medals. Had a wife, a mess of puppies, and now
I'm retired."


The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks Bubba
what he wants for the dog.

"Ten dollars."

The guy says, "This dog is amazing. Why on earth
are you selling him so cheap?"





"He's a liar. He didn't do any of
that stuff."