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         It was the first day of the summer holidays and already Haz and Chaz were lacking in imagination for something to do. Chaz endlessly tossed a yellow tennis ball into the bushes for his dog Eittol, the German short haired pointer and she endlessly brought it back out. Haz sat crossed legged on the parched grass, his opposable thumbs rhythmical against the controls on his DS. Yolf his Jack Russell terrier, lay sprawled out on the grass on his side, his abdomen gently rising and falling as he dreamt of happier days gone by.

         “Go get it girl!” Chaz shouted to Eittol as he launched the ball high and long, it sailed through the air then landed somewhere in the mottled foliage. Eittol could be seen leaping and searching around but Chaz lost interest and went to sit with his brother. He had almost forgotten about his dog when he looked up and saw her trotting along the side path from the back of the bushes. Something red was hanging from her mouth. Certainly was not the yellow tennis ball, what was it? Chaz raised a hand and shielded his eyes from the sun.

         “Look what I found.” Eittol mumbled from the corner of her mouth.

         “What the…?” Chaz spat the words out of his mouth as he looked hastily round at his brother.

         “Did she just speak?” Haz had put his arms down. The DS redundant for the moment as he sat open mouthed watching the tall sleek dog as she approached.

         “You sure lost that tennis ball Chaz but look what I found instead.” Her excited, long thin tail swished from side to side as Chaz took the red thing from her mouth. Chaz eyes the size of saucers was shaking his head trying to clear his ears. 

         “You can speak and I can hear you!” he dropped the red thing and hugged Eittol round her neck.

         “Hehehe, I guess I can.” She laughed.