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The Legend of Goodfish

By Leslie Michael Goodfish was only a puppy when Eric, a traveling wild mushroom picker spotted her near Goodfish Lake within the Goodfish Reserve of No rthern Alberta. She was laying a ditch, unable to move. Her nose was severely broken, legs paralyzed, and she was clearly struggling to survive. He picked her up and carried her to a local facility. After a general examination, it was determined the puppy was not likely going to make it. And perhaps the best thing to do would be to put her down to stop her from suffering needlessly. Eric felt this puppy’s fate was his responsibility. So he brought her back into the wild to shoot her with his rifle. As he had the gun on her, he gave the situation more thought ...”Give her more time to see if any recovery is possible.” Each day he picked this puppy up and carried her in his pack. With an entourage of one, Eric searched out his wild mushroom fortune. After a week had passed the puppy wasn’t getting better. She was constan...