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The Daily Companion — Audio Edition No. 11 · Friday, October 16, 2026

Your daily newspaper for very good dogs, read aloud. Edition No. 11: Bryor, day four — the Court Sits on Fridays.

Front page: THE COURT IS IN SESSION — five senior dogs hold the Court of the Bench's first Friday sitting of the season, and the last warm spot is awarded to the parish in common. Plus all eighteen Companion Sign readings for Friday, with Bryor, the sign of the season, in the chair.

Also in this edition: Clover and the Gravity of the Lap · Gulliver Sits Where He Is · Tannen Holds the Picnic Down · Olive Naps at Full Length · the World Weather Watch (Havana, Wellington, Edinburgh, Anchorage — first snow in the north) · today's Dog Game, Lick Mat · the Police Report, with Hector, the Reluctant Sentinel · the Barketplace and the Phantom Hunger Index · the Editorial Kennel: "Dinner Should Be Announced, Not Discovered" · the Book Page reviews You Decided to Get a Basenji · Bruno's Blog: On the Lost and Found.

Musical breaks: "Loyalty Is Law" and "Nieta Pedal" — one-minute excerpts from the author's own notebook.

The Daily Companion is the audio edition of The Dog You Chose Press — from The Companion Signs. dogyouchose.com