Synopsis

The old farm dog, Rusty, unexpectedly discovered a knack for something entirely new. He began to collect lost buttons – pearly whites, chipped browns, even a few glittering with faded gold – gathering them carefully in a pile beneath the porch. It wasn’t a need that drove him, nor any expectation of reward; he simply seemed drawn to their quiet beauty, arranging and re-arranging his hoard with a surprising gentleness. The family noticed, of course, amused by this peculiar hobby for a dog known m