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"Hey, I think Zachary Dickory dog is coming too," said BJ. "Just for a couple

of days while his folks go to a wedding in the country. Zac loves Pa even more
than I do," BJ said. "He likes

to go everywhere with him,
and he won’t even go to bed

till Pa does."

"He’s so handsome though,"
Chloe said dreamily. "He has

the silkiest softest hair and
he’s sooo nice!"

"Wow Chloe, you’ll have your
two bestest favouritist guys
here at once - Fluffy and Zac!

You better be careful they
don’t get jealous of each

other," said Maisie.

"I can’t be helping you out - neither of them like wallowing in the creek or

flurbling in the grass." 'And they never want to come and try and catch ducks"
said Rosie - "and - they don’t want to find rats either" said Rosie JR.

"And I can’t rely on them to be my backup when I’m barking at the bird
either," said Bonsai derisively. "They’re both too 'refined and genteel'. Zac

just wants to hang with the Dogfather all the time, helping him with all the
chores - and then he thinks we should do that, too," Bonsai continued.

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