A Border Collie stands in a living room amid the shredded stuffing of a burst sofa cushion, a torn cushion cover hanging from its mouth, white fluff scattered across the carpet, tail mid-wag.

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The Unemployed Dog

Think of an empty day: no phone, no telly, nothing you have to do. Bliss, for about an hour. Then you’re reorganising a drawer you don’t care about, peeling the label off a bottle just to give your hands a job. A busy brain with nothing to chew on will chew on anything.

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