The OP's story reminds me of one that I have heard many versions of over the years...... here's the Cliff's Notes version:
Jed the Farmer phones his neighbor Clem. "Clem!" Jed thunders, "Your dogs were chasin' my cows this morning! Keep them HOME"
Clem cuts Jed off, "Jed, MY dogs ain't NEVER chased no cows, and you know it. They're Good pups! Must've been somebody else's mutts chasin' yer cows this mornin'!"
Jed looks at the phone angrily for a second, then calms down and responds, "Maybe so, Clem ....... I could have been mistaken. Have a good day!"
The next day, Clem calls Jed, "Jed, have you seen my dogs? They went runnin' around last evenin', and weren't here this mornin'...... "
Jed replied, "Nope. I did shoot two dogs that were runnin' my cows just about sundown, but they couldn't possibly have been yours, because your dogs don't chase cows, and these two most definitely were ........"
Jed the Farmer phones his neighbor Clem. "Clem!" Jed thunders, "Your dogs were chasin' my cows this morning! Keep them HOME"
Clem cuts Jed off, "Jed, MY dogs ain't NEVER chased no cows, and you know it. They're Good pups! Must've been somebody else's mutts chasin' yer cows this mornin'!"
Jed looks at the phone angrily for a second, then calms down and responds, "Maybe so, Clem ....... I could have been mistaken. Have a good day!"
The next day, Clem calls Jed, "Jed, have you seen my dogs? They went runnin' around last evenin', and weren't here this mornin'...... "
Jed replied, "Nope. I did shoot two dogs that were runnin' my cows just about sundown, but they couldn't possibly have been yours, because your dogs don't chase cows, and these two most definitely were ........"