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{{Summary
| Title = Memoirs of a Yellow Dog
| Title = Memoirs of a Yellow Dog
| Cycle = [[Four Million (Henry)| Four Million]]
| Cycle = [[The Four Million (Henry)|The Four Million]]
| Author = O. Henry
| Author = O. Henry
| Genre = short story
| Literary form = short story
| Year of publication =
| Year of publication =
| Microsummary = A yellow dog is taken out for a walk every evening by his owner, who is often unhappy and henpecked. One evening, the dog discovers a way to make his owner happy and they escape together to the mountains.
| Microsummary = An unhappy dog and his henpecked owner left their unsatisfying lives in a city flat behind. The dog led the owner to a bar, where they bonded and decided to embark on a new adventure together.
| Wikidata =
| Wikidata =
| Wikisource = The Four Million/Memoirs of a Yellow Dog
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A yellow dog was born in an unknown place and time.  
A yellow dog, who was later named Pete, lived with a woman and her husband in a New York flat. The dog was unhappy with his life and felt sorry for the husband, who was henpecked by his wife. The dog was initially sold by an old woman who claimed he was a mix of various prestigious dog breeds.


{{Character
{{Character
| Name = The Narrator
| Name = Yellow Dog (Lovey, Pete)
| Description = yellow dog; born a yellow pup; owned by a fat woman who calls him "Lovey"; frisky and happy
| Description = narrator; unhappy mixed-breed dog; looks like a cross between an Angora cat and a box of lemons; loyal, empathetic, intelligent
| Emoji = 🐶
| Emoji = 🐕
}}
}}


He was taken in by an old woman who tried to sell him to a fat lady. The fat lady bought him and he became her pet. He was given the name "Lovey" and was treated like a baby by his mistress.
The woman who bought him treated him like a prized pet, smothering him with affection and even attempting to enter him in a competition at Madison Square Garden. The husband, on the other hand, was constantly belittled by his wife and forced to take the dog for walks every evening.


{{Character
{{Character
| Name = The Fat Woman
| Name = Husband (Hubby, Master)
| Description = 200-pound woman; narrator's owner; married to a henpecked man; loves the narrator and calls him "Lovey"
| Description = henpecked husband in a New York flat; sandy hair and whiskers; unhappy with his life; eventually decides to leave with the dog
| Emoji = 🤗
| Emoji = 👨🏼‍🦳
}}
}}


The dog lived in a flat in New York with his mistress, her husband, and a rubber plant. His mistress was very affectionate towards him, but her husband was not. He was often henpecked by his wife and had to take the dog out for walks every evening.
The dog observed the wife's daily routine, which mostly consisted of mundane activities and gossiping about their neighbors. The dog began to empathize with the husband and wished for a better life for both of them.


{{Character
One day, the dog led the husband to a bar, where they both enjoyed themselves. The husband drank several Hot Scotches, and the dog ate a free lunch that was far better than what he was usually fed at home. After their time at the bar, the husband decided to leave his wife and take the dog with him. He removed the dog's collar and told him to go away, but the dog refused to leave his side.
| Name = The Henpecked Man
| Description = small man with sandy hair and whiskers; fat woman's husband; henpecked by his wife; takes the narrator out for walks every evening
| Emoji = 🤦‍♂️
}}


The dog noticed that the husband of the lady across the hall was always cheerful and whistling when he came home from his walks with his dog. The yellow dog asked the black-and-tan terrier how his master managed to stay so cheerful.  
The dog and the husband then took the Twenty-third street ferry to New Jersey, where the husband revealed his plan to head for the Rocky Mountains. The dog was overjoyed when the husband decided to rename him "Pete," as it was a far better name than the previous one given by the wife.


{{Character
{{Quote|"Me and my doggie, we are bound for the Rocky Mountains."}}
| Name = The Black-and-Tan Terrier
| Description = dog who lives in the flat across the hall from the narrator; owned by a man who takes him out for walks every evening and gets spifflicated in the process; gives the narrator the idea of getting his master drunk in order to escape the flat
| Emoji = 🐶
}}


The terrier told him that his master got spifflicated in the saloons they visited. The yellow dog decided to try the same thing with his master. He dragged him to a saloon and his master had several Hot Scotches. After that, the master was much more cheerful and even gave the dog a new name - Pete. The two of them then left for the Rocky Mountains, leaving the flat behind.
Together, they left their old lives behind and set off on a new adventure, finally free from the constraints of their unhappy existence in the New York flat.


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O. Henry
Memoirs of a Yellow Dog
 
Summary of the Short Story
from the Collection «The Four Million»
Microsummary: An unhappy dog and his henpecked owner left their unsatisfying lives in a city flat behind. The dog led the owner to a bar, where they bonded and decided to embark on a new adventure together.

A yellow dog, who was later named Pete, lived with a woman and her husband in a New York flat. The dog was unhappy with his life and felt sorry for the husband, who was henpecked by his wife. The dog was initially sold by an old woman who claimed he was a mix of various prestigious dog breeds.

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Yellow Dog (Lovey, Pete) — narrator; unhappy mixed-breed dog; looks like a cross between an Angora cat and a box of lemons; loyal, empathetic, intelligent.

The woman who bought him treated him like a prized pet, smothering him with affection and even attempting to enter him in a competition at Madison Square Garden. The husband, on the other hand, was constantly belittled by his wife and forced to take the dog for walks every evening.

👨🏼‍🦳
Husband (Hubby, Master) — henpecked husband in a New York flat; sandy hair and whiskers; unhappy with his life; eventually decides to leave with the dog.

The dog observed the wife's daily routine, which mostly consisted of mundane activities and gossiping about their neighbors. The dog began to empathize with the husband and wished for a better life for both of them.

One day, the dog led the husband to a bar, where they both enjoyed themselves. The husband drank several Hot Scotches, and the dog ate a free lunch that was far better than what he was usually fed at home. After their time at the bar, the husband decided to leave his wife and take the dog with him. He removed the dog's collar and told him to go away, but the dog refused to leave his side.

The dog and the husband then took the Twenty-third street ferry to New Jersey, where the husband revealed his plan to head for the Rocky Mountains. The dog was overjoyed when the husband decided to rename him "Pete," as it was a far better name than the previous one given by the wife.

"Me and my doggie, we are bound for the Rocky Mountains."

Together, they left their old lives behind and set off on a new adventure, finally free from the constraints of their unhappy existence in the New York flat.

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