This morning my dog rabbit kicked me in the kidneys and caused me to wake up about an hour early. You've gotta love dogs, right?
Oh no sorry to hear that.  I did want to let you know my favorite dog is the dingo.  Have you heard of the australian dog before?
I think I have when I was in grade school. Aren't they wild or something?
Yes it is wild but it associates with humans but it has not been bred yet by humans
How closely are they related to wolves or coyotes? 
Not very close to wolves .  The dingo has no real relatives from what i can see
It's interesting that they are only in Australia. I wonder what other rare breeds are out there in the world.
, and creamy white. The ginger colour ranges from a deep rust to a pale cream and can be found in 74% of dingoes. Often, small white markings are seen on the tip of the tail, the feet, and the chest, but with no large white patches. Some do not exhibit white tips. The black and tan dingoes possess a black coat with a tan muzzle, chest, belly, legs, and feet and can be found in 12% of dingoes. Solid white can be found in
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One of the older versions runs:
poem
Oh won’t you let me be your salty dog,
I don’t want to be your man at all,
You salty dog, you salty dog.
Oh honey baby, let me be your salty dog,
Salty dog, oh you salty dog.
There's just one thing that worries my mind,
All of these browns and none is mine,