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Stick Dog Q&A Recently, Tom Watson interviewed the main character in his Stick Dog books. The interview took place at Stick Dog’s home – a big pipe that runs beneath Highway 16. Tom Watson: Hi, Stick Dog. Stick Dog: Hey. TW: Before we get started, I just wanted to say thanks for letting me write about your food-finding adventures. It’s a lot of fun. SD: No problem. TW: Do you like the stories? SD: I do. But I wish you could draw me better. I’m really a lot better looking than that. TW: Umm, yeah. Anyway. I was wondering if I could ask you a few questions? SD: Sure. TW: Okay, here goes. We know what breed all your friends are. Karen is a dachshund. Mutt’s a mutt. Poo-Poo is a poodle. And Stripes is a dalmatian. But what breed are you? SD: That’s a great question. And I have a great answer. TW: What is it? SD: I have no idea. TW: Okay, umm. Next question, I guess. What’s your favorite thing to eat? SD: Hamburgers. Hot dogs. And, let’s see … pizza is third, I think. TW: I’m curious about how you met all your friends. I know some things, but not all the details. Stripes, for instance. How did you meet her? SD: I was looking for scraps behind the mall. They have a food court in there and I can usually scrounge up something in the alley behind it. That’s what I was doing when I heard all this yelling. Then one of the guards at the mall opened the back door – and Stripes came running out real fast. She looked scared and like she was in trouble, but also kind of funny. TW: Funny? How? SD: She had nacho cheese sauce all over her face. It w