Hello fellow writer. Happy Account Anniversary.May I say this is a great piece of writing. I love the homage to the old style detective serials and the spoof of Sam Spade. A cow as a receptionist and trusted sidekick? This is original. And a cow referred to as 'dollface'? The references to smelling out clues is funny. Your description of Collie Dubois as a classy dame from the other side of the tracks is hilarious. She obviously was a looker. Of course, the Chief is a Doberman. Had he been a chihuahua, or a yorkie he would have been free of typecasting. Neither of those breeds screams police force. "These guys were working with cats!" That sentence deserved an exclamation mark. The audacity of criminal type dogs collaborating with a feline is unspeakable. "Something stank worse than week-old litter boxes." Great humorous line. Those certain boxes do indeed stink and not only to a dog with a sensitive nose. I loved discovering and reading this story. It has just the right P.I. flair with Sam's lingo and delivery. I envision this as an animated feature, a short, sassy movie. Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed the laughs.