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Along the way I came to have a companion - a Jack Russell - the smartest of all dogs I have ever met.
He came by his name honestly. Einstein was one smart man's best friend! Many a time he was my lone companion as I toiled at the cottage lot, and so he gets a post all to himself.
A faithful companion he was ever so helpful. I mean not in the "holding that board while a cut it", or "steadying the ladder so I don't fall", kind of help.
No, he helped in his own, more useful, canine way, like only Einstein could help.
Like helping to find shade...
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Or keeping the ladies entertained...
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I'll miss him!