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DOGS OF AUSTRALIA
... 1. rusky & toby made husking sounds on the leash
rusky & toby made husking sounds on the leash, as they strained forwards on choker chains,
pulling my arms out of their sockets, rusky was a black & white kelpie bred from the litter of
the local tow truck driver, that lived on the corner with one arm, i asked mum to tell me the
story of rusky's origins, rusky followed dad home one night from work carrying his newspaper,
he was called rusky because he came along roughly the same time as me & after the tooth
rusks i used to chew on, then dad built the white kennel for him & painted the rippled tin roof
red, toby was from the r.s.p.c.a., a gift for my tenth birthday with a pushbike, toby chased
cats & panicked if he fell down a big hole or got his legs caught in vines, nanny called him
'horse' because he ate alot, toby had a passion for chasing cats up drainpipes & he kept
running, so that i was dragged along on my wet knees stained grass green, once he got bigger
he consumed the backyard, rusky got older & faded into the background, once during his
prime, rusky came home after fighting the big white labrador up the road, when he climbed
the stairs to the front verandah, i saw his side fall off like a book opening up, mum pushed it
back into place, we took him to the vet & had it stitched back on, once rusky got off the leash
& fought prince the labrador, the owners sprayed them with the hose shouting "they're into it
again!", but it only cooled them off, giving each dog more energy, then blackie in the next
street fought rusky whilst i held him on the leash, i fell onto the gutter becoming entangled
as the two dogs ripped at each other & trod all over my face |
