Project Gutenberg 2013-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 267 Butler, Ellis Parker 1869 1937 Strothmann, F. (Frederick) 1872 1958 Strothmann, Frederick Charles That Pup Produced by David Widger "That Pup" by Ellis Parker Butler is a humorous short story written in the early 20th century. In this whimsical tale, the focal point is a peculiar dog named Fluff, who is the subject of an ongoing debate among the neighbors regarding his breed and rearing. The story explores themes of companionship, ownership, and the often humorous and frustrating realities of pet ownership. In the narrative, Murchison, a neighbor who inadvertently becomes the owner of Fluff, finds himself at odds with the dog’s raucous behavior, particularly its incessant howling. Despite attempts by three local men—Murchison, Brownlee, and Massett—to define Fluff by his mixed lineage and train him into a proper hunting dog, the dog instead becomes renowned for his chaotic, clumsy antics and his ability to run wildly at the mere sight of a gun. The story cleverly showcases the absurdity of their plans to get rid of Fluff, ultimately revealing the deeper connection and responsibility that comes with pet ownership, albeit in a lighthearted and comic fashion. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44146/44146-h/images/titlepage.jpg Reading ease score: 86.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Dogs -- Fiction Humorous stories PS Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: American Literature 93375 2025-06-17T18:33:46.797622 text/html 71815 2024-10-23T19:39:04 text/html 1581375 2025-06-17T18:33:49.537626 application/epub+zip 1581514 2025-06-17T18:33:47.512642 application/epub+zip 94221 2025-06-17T18:33:47.106659 application/epub+zip 1617105 2025-06-17T18:33:51.196665 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1606909 2025-06-17T18:33:49.147601 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 120628 2022-09-20T07:07:16.520488 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 77348 2025-06-17T18:33:46.595681 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 77184 2018-03-11T11:08:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17180 2025-06-17T18:33:51.345598 application/rdf+xml 11685 2025-06-17T18:33:47.220618 image/jpeg 2859 2025-06-17T18:33:47.162649 image/jpeg 1518053 2025-06-17T18:33:46.841633 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia