Dagon was no longer as sprightly as he had been earlier in life. While he was by no means an old dog, the black cocker spaniel could hardly be classed as a puppy any more. Dagon had had a hard time during his short life. Abandoned as a young puppy, he had no memories of his mother, no knowledge of an owner. When he was taken to Battersea Cats and Dogs home, the vets quickly realised he had no hearing in either ear. Despite this, however, Dagon was a quick learner and proved to be an intelligent animal, but he found it a challenge to socialise with the other animals as he was so different. Sniffing butts was all very well, but slowly Dagon became isolated from his animal counterparts and withdrew into himself more and more. By the age of three, Dagon sitting with his forlorn head on his paws was a common sight in the kennels. That was until Frank Dankerman walked, well...walked is probably a poor way to describe the exact way in which Frank was accustomed to move... into Battersea Cats ans Dogs home. Dagon instinctively raised his head as Frank hobbled through the door, and curiously padded across the kennel to give Frank's hand a tentative sniff.
"Heard me coming, did you, boy?" Frank muttered, giving Dagon a pat.
"Actually, he's deaf." replied the volunteer who had accompanied Frank. Frank felt suddenly drawn to the silky-haired spaniel that was sniffing his trouser leg.
"I'll take 'im." Frank said gruffly. And that was that.
So Frank set off for Nepal, with his canine companion, Dagon the deaf dog, who had taken to Frank, and the task ahead, like... well... a dog to a bone.
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Frank Dankerman
SpiritualSometimes, life beats us with a flaming hat stand, leaving us with a limp and a withered left arm. Of course, sometimes life presents us with different challenges, but the ability to overcome them is what sets us above the difficulties we face, and...
