Karin Brynard writes: The sock eater

A Bible-loving dog gives Karin Brynard food for thought on the sinners and saints among man’s best friend.

In a Cape Town parking lot I struggle to worm my car in between two others parked quite rudely across their lines. A man with a Bible under the arm gives directions.

When I step out of the car, he announces that he will safeguard it. “Me and my watchdog,” he says, one hand solemnly on the Bible and the other pointing to a dog.