They say you can’t teach an old dog, but Rex proved himself trainable. Abandoned once, he learned quickly: growling gets a yank on the choke chain, barking earns you kicks and no amount of whining produces water in that rusty, silver dish.
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that cynking feeling 
Reblogged this on kaytech.
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Terribly sad, but true. Good writing.
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I hate to think of all the real Rexes out there.
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Me too. It’s horrible.
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Poor Rex. It’s a hard life. neat.
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A quick learner that Rex.
DJ
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Smart dog in a bad situation.
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Ooof – sort of an anti-rescue story. Really neat twist on what would otherwise be a simple warm fuzzy if it weren’t turned on its head.
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Gee, I wish had written a warm fuzzy. My brain just went to doom and gloom.
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We need to band together to save poor Rex!
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Yes!
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Rex needs a new master!
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Amen.
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Awe that is sad. No dog should be treated like that.
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Nope. No reason at all.
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This is terrible, and yet it’s reality.
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This may have been fiction, but you are right that it is reality somewhere.
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I hope Rex goes all Buck from Call of the Wild on ’em.
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Literally, the first thing that came to mind after reading this was “awww” in a very sad tone. I feel bad for the little guy
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I had a hard time not come up with a literal answer to the prompt. My rule was no dead dogs, but I’m afraid this wasn’t much better.
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There is a strange divide in our culture. Many dogs are pampered, coddled, treated and talked to like they are children; others are Rexes.
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