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By Josh Grossberg on September 28, 2008 11:28 AM | | Comments (1) |
Donna's very amusing post (I'm not going to link to it; it was only two posts ago) featuring dueling church signs and whether there are dogs in heaven reminded me of one of my favorite "Twilight Zone" episodes. 

Written by Earl Hamner of "The Waltons" fame, it's about a grizzled old mountain man and his hound dog, Rip. They go hunting and fall into a lake while chasing a raccoon. They both die, but this all happens in the first few minutes of the episode.

Man and dog both then appear in the afterlife at the gates of heaven. But the man standing at the gate won't let the dog inside. The old man refuses to enter without Rip.

They continue walking down a path when they come to another gate. Another man standing there informs the Mountain Man that the man at the other gate was really the devil, who was trying to trick him into entering hell. Only the dog would have been wise to his scheme, which is why he wouldn't let Rip inside.

Mountain Man and Rip then enter heaven to spend eternity together.

As Mountain Man says, "Even the devil can't fool a dog."

And here is Rod Serling's closing remarks:

Travellers to unknown regions would be well-advised to take along the family dog. He could just save you from entering the wrong gate. At least, it happened that way once--in a mountainous area of the Twilight Zone.

I haven't seen the episode in years, but after Googling it just now, I was amazed to see how much Rip looks like my dog Rocket. And I'm terrified to realize that I look like the old man.

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Terri said:

I remember this episode too! So, this is what you look like at the dog park, huh? lol.

September 29, 2008 11:15 AM

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Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.

E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.

Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.

E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.

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