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Name: Tiny

Breed: Miniature Pinscher

Age: Unknown

Encountered: Outside a Thai restaurant in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Backstory: I ran into Tiny on my way to a speaking engagement. He was wandering unleashed among the tables in front of the restaurant, leading me to wonder if he might be lost.

Turns out he belonged to members of the restaurant staff, which explained why Tiny acted as if he owned the place, every once in a while peering through the front door, then hopping up on a chair, as if waiting to be served.

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