Skinny People and Dogs

This conversation took place during a weekly activity hosted by the local SPCA chapter. The volunteer that leads the activity brought her 13 year old, blind, deaf, obviously vicious dog to visit the students. One student in particular, JaMarcus, had a real problem with ole’ Benjy…

“Ms. Homeskillet, you gotsta keep Benjy away from me. I’m skinny. Skinny people cain’t be around dogs.”

“Really JaMarcus, why is that?”

“Don’t you know! Since skinny people don’t have much fat on they bones, the dogs can smell they bones through their skin, and they think there is just a free bone hanging around in the air, so they BITE you. And Benjy look hoooonnngry. So I’m gonna stay over here wich you.”