This morning, at breakfast and quite out of the blue, Barney, one of our St Bernards, announced that he was going to study algebra.

Barney in his pre-academic days
It is a great tradition in the Penry household that our dogs should attend that great seat of learning known as Caca Brown’s Academy. However, we had not expected that Barney would wish to leave his place at the fire (not to mention the table) so soon.
Apparently Barney has been studying algebra in his spare time. So far his knowledge extends thus:
X equals suet ball
B equals birdie
A equals aggro
And brackets usually indicate a bollocking.
Ho hum, that boy has a lot to learn…..












