Aunt Barb has a gift. A calling. An unstoppable compulsion to rescue every dog she has ever seen. Uncle Lou has a newspaper, a recliner, and a rapidly diminishing will to live. When Barb returns from the shelter with Dog Number 47 — a satellite-eared Australian Shepherd mix named Archie — something in Lou finally snaps. In a good way. Eventually.
New mechanic: The Negotiation System™ — convince Lou using a combination of puppy eyes, selective truth-telling, and strategic deployment of the phrase "he was the last one." He was not the last one.
"Archie stood on his hind legs and waved at us. We were legally required to take him home."— AUNT BARB, shelter intake form, field: 'reason for adoption'
"I said no. I have always said no. The dog has his own chair now."— UNCLE LOU, currently watching TV with Archie
🐶 47 RESCUABLE DOGS📰 LOU'S NEWSPAPER HEALTH BAR🏡 NEGOTIATION SYSTEM™🐔 DOG ADOPTION: NOW THE WHOLE POINT
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