Caterina Dellabona was strolling past a house one day when she observed an interesting sign hanging on their gate. The sign, written in Italian, read, “Please don’t throw the toy on the cacti (the dog will hurt itself). Throw either left or right thanks.”
She was first perplexed…
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…till, all of a sudden, a small dog arrived at the gate, a toy in his jaws, eager to play.
Dellabona told The Dodo, “He gazed at us, wagging his tail, then picked up his toy and put his head over the fence.” “It was large enough for his head to fit comfortably but not large enough for his body to get through, thus it was safe.”
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The small puppy seemed to beg everyone who goes by to play with him, so his owners ultimately had to put up a notice to ensure that the playing was always safe.
Dellabona resumed throwing the toy, taking care to avoid the neighboring cactus, and the tiny dog eagerly retrieved it and returned it to her. She played with him for a good ten minutes before leaving, much to the dog’s displeasure.
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Dellabona now pauses every time she passes the home to play fetch with her new companion — but never for as long as he would want.
“Every time I walked past him, I’d play with him, but I’d always interrupt the game, not him,” Dellabona explained. “I doubt he’ll ever quit!”
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