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The Night I Followed the Dog by Nina Laden (view source)
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There's a Boy (who doesn't have a name) and a Dog (likewise) and in the beginning you get the feeling that the Boy would prefer to have next door's Dog who wins prizes in obedience classes and does clever things with the television remote control. That is until one morning when Boy opens the door a little earlier than usual and spots Dog getting out of a limousine. In a tuxedo. The Then he disappears into the back garden. Boy's shocked but a few minutes later he goes to the back door and whistles for Dog, who comes dashing in, anxious to eat. At first Boy can't ''quite'' believe what he ''thinks'' he saw, so he determines to follow Dog the next night.
The first shock is the dog house in the back garden. This isn't the dog house that Boy remembers helping to build: it has a living room, a bathroom and built-in wardrobes full of clothes and Dog is there fumbling with his bow tie. When he's ready he leaves the dog house and walks a short way until he meets his limo. Boy pedals after him and finds that Dog is running a nightclub for other dogs, where they can relax and be themselves. They can talk about the problems with the postman or the poodle next door. Sitting on the sofas is fine, as is chewing shoes and no one is going to complain if a dog wants to chase his tail. In ''The Doghouse'', dogs can be dogs.