GOING to the DOGS

This is another one of those tales that is absolutely true. I apologize for that. Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction, and sometimes it’s funnier — but not oft en, thank god. Otherwise, I’d be out of a job. There’s plenty of reality to go around.

But I have strayed from the topic before I ever got started! The topic is otters. Years ago, when I was a boy, otters were an elusive and unattainable furbearer. I was certain