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Everyone has seen the commercial about the “most interesting man in the world.” Let me tell you about the “most interesting dog in the world.” Have you ever heard of a dog that eats green beans? Every time I watch the commercial, I think of Sullivan.

Being large and black, Sullivan is truly an English Labrador Retriever. By large, I mean that he is 80 pounds, whereas most English Labradors weigh only 50 to 60 pounds. Even though he is ten years old, he is mostly black. His eyes are dark amber in color. Long floppy ears, he has, that feel like velvet. Last year he grew a small white beard. Our family adopted Sullivan from a friend who was transferred to Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia there are no dog Veterinarians’, only camel doctors. Because of this, he could not take Sullivan. This was fine with us, as we were happy to get him. When the previous owner dropped him off, he gave us a bag of hard food and two cans of green beans.

My Father asked him what the green beans were for. The man said that Sullivan would not eat his hard food without green beans on top of it. Really, we didn’t believe it, so that first night we fed him just a bowl of hard food. Sitting there, Sullivan just starred at his bowl. He just looked at us and cocked his head sideways, like he was asking where-are-my-green-beans? We added green beans, dripping saliva, he gobbled it up. From then on, we fed him his green beans with his hard food, everyday with him wagging his tail. Green beans make him happy, and I think he could eat a whole case of green beans. Later that summer when we went on vacation, we took Sullivan to stay at the Veterinarian’s kennels while we were gone. When we dropped him off, we left hard food and green beans for Sullivan. A week later when we picked him up, the workers at the Veterinarian’s office told us that they didn’t believe us and they tested him. Dr. Abshier’s staff thought he was interesting. Several of the staff felt that him eating green beans even made him healthier. Sullivan is the world’s most interesting dog. Teaching him how to give a high five, I made him even more interesting. Old, interesting Sullivan is still alive today. Stay hungry, my friends!