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“You going to make a hunting dog out of him?” The farmer nodded. “Hoping to. In fact, his name is Pointer just for that reason.” I whistled and patted my leg. “Here, Pointer. Here, boy.” The dog ignored me and continued to chew on the shoe. The farmer grew disgusted. “Birdbrain, get your tail over here.” The dog immediately jumped up and trotted to us. And with that, I knew his dog would soon be named “Birdbrain”, for that is how farm dogs get their names. 12
