The Stubborn Stop
Mid-walk, the corgi has become a paperweight.
- Severity
- Chronic
- Onset
- Whenever the walk goes a direction the corgi did not approve.
- Prognosis
- Negotiable. Corgi holds the stronger position.
- Reports on file
- 31,205
Section 1 · Presenting symptoms
- 1.1Full stop on the sidewalk, all four paws planted
- 1.2The Pancake: subject lies down and becomes twice as heavy
- 1.3Leash pressure met with a steady, patient look
- 1.4Movement resumes only in the direction of home, the park, or a bakery
- 1.5Strangers asking if the dog is okay. The dog is fine. The dog is winning.
Section 2 · Investigator's field note
The corgi was bred to argue with cows. When it disagrees with the route, it does not pull, and it does not run. It simply stops and waits for you to come around. A twenty-eight pound corgi that has decided to sit is functionally immovable, and picking it up in public is a concession it will remember.
Section 4 · Corroboration
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31,205 households affected