Harlan Ellison's "A Boy and His Dog"

[Shep]

Is anyone else a fan of Ellison's short story about a teenager wandering through a post-apocalyptic wasteland with his telepathic (and much smarter) dog, looking for food and women?

I read this many years ago and it stayed with me. A recent conversation with a friend prompted me to revisit the story with its added "Eggsucker" and "Run, Spot, Run" bookends (not as good as the original story but still fun). I also just finished the comic book version and really enjoyed that.

Apparently Ellison has expanded the thing into a full novel but it hasn't been released for whatever reason.

[mummifiedstalin]

I read the story years ago, but your post has made me hunt down the "expansions." I'll read it and let you know my reactions. ;P