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After two years, it only took a can of cat food to catch wily chow

By , Daily Memphian Updated: December 03, 2018 4:00 AM CT | Published: December 02, 2018 12:01 PM CT
<strong>Tim Bednarski, owner of Elwood's Shack, recently took in the notorious stray dog that had been hanging around his restaurant for several years. The chow's new name? Elwood, naturally.</strong>&nbsp;(Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)

Tim Bednarski, owner of Elwood's Shack, recently took in the notorious stray dog that had been hanging around his restaurant for several years. The chow's new name? Elwood, naturally. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)

For more than two years and possibly closer to three, a black chow roamed Summer Avenue. He visited Walgreens at the corner of Perkins and Summer, hung around in the Aldi parking lot just west of the intersection, and finally settled on Elwood’s Shack as his go-to at meal time.

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Alexis Pugh All Heart Animal Rescue Elwood's Shack Memphis Animal Shelter Tim Bednarski
Jennifer Biggs

Jennifer Biggs

Jennifer Biggs is a native Memphian and veteran food writer and journalist who covers all things food, dining and spirits related for The Daily Memphian.

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