A bit of dogged deception

[Anansi]

The house sat empty this Wednesday afternoon of people. Sitting quietly upstairs was a large black dog. It looked like a typical large dog. Paws, ears, body, tail, its body was sizeable enough to be considered a bit large, large to the point where its breed couldn't be identified. It didn't have particular characteristics, it just looked as a dog would look to someone who was remembering the general idea of one, not a particular breed. Its eyes were a piercing blue that looked about impatiently as it shuffled slightly. Around its neck a bright red ribbon with the words happy birthday on it. The ribbon was somewhat crinkled as though no one in particular had cared when they put it on. Or that the dog had slipped it on in haste silly notion as that might be. Still it waited in the hallway, before laying down and eventually drifting off to sleep.