A Boxer on a pavement leans her whole weight forward into a harness, front paws splayed and back legs driving, ears pricked toward a lamppost a few strides ahead and tail held high, the lead stretched taut in a straight line back to a pair of feet planted still on the flagstones.

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The Thermostat War

Some houses have a thermostat war. One of you turns the heating up, the other turns it down, and all winter the dial goes back and forth. Nobody gives in. Everybody’s a bit cross, and the house is never quite the right temperature.

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