{"id":4372,"date":"2006-09-29T23:43:14","date_gmt":"2006-09-29T23:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=4372"},"modified":"2025-09-30T00:57:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T00:57:53","slug":"weekend_wit_why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomfarandasfolly.com\/?p=4372","title":{"rendered":"Weekend wit &#8211; Why dogs bite people"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yes, I&#8217;ve often wondered why dogs bite people &#8211; having been bitten seven times myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My friend Ellen Mullin has provided the answer in this pictorial essay. 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