“I'm like those placid dogs a family buys when the dog they choose first is too high strung. I'm the pet's pet.”

“The Thai people are pathologically shy. Combine that with a reluctance to lose face by giving a wrong answer, and it makes for a painfully long [ESL] class. Usually I ask the students to work on exercises in small groups, and then I move around and check their progress. But for days like today, when I'm grading on participation, speaking up in public is a necessary evil. "Jao," I say to a man in my class. "You own a pet store, and you want to convince Jaidee to buy a pet." I turn to a second man. "Jaidee, you do not want to buy that pet. Let's hear your conversation."They stand up, clutching their papers. "This dog is reccommended," Jao begins."I have one already," Jaidee replies."Good job!" I encourage. "Jao, give him a reason why he should buy your dog.""This dog is alive," Jao adds.Jaidee shrugs. "Not everyone wants a pet that is alive."Well, not all days are successes...”

“I tucked him in with his stuffed-animal pet dog—cleverly named Dog-Dog, by the way.”

“A brick could be pet, like a dog, and taught to shit in my neighbor's yard.
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“I don’t understand people who don’t touch their pets. Their cat or dog is called a pet for a reason.
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“I found Caeden lying on my bed with both the dogs. He was talking to them and petting Archie behind his ears. It was like our own little family.”