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He's very broken.

For example, last night, while lying on the sofa, he suddenly started making gagging sounds. Because the wife and I are both pathetic, there we were, fawning over him with panic in our eyes. We coaxed him to the water bowl, demanding he had a drink, whereupon he promptly nipped out the open patio door, ran up the garden and started barking his arse off.

He's definitely broken. 🤣