I heard Sai told someone to feed a black dog to overcome a problem. Does this text say he told Balasaheb Deo to do this to solve his reading issue?

The provided text does not contain any information about Sai Baba instructing anyone, including Balasaheb Deo, to feed a black dog. According to the excerpts from Chapter 41, Balasaheb Deo's specific problem was his inability to consistently read the Dnyaneshwari despite a strong desire. The text explains that various obstacles and internal doubts would arise whenever he tried. His self-prescribed solution was not a physical ritual but a vow of patience and faith; he resolved to wait until Sai Baba personally gave him the order and the inspiration to begin reading the sacred text. Therefore, the remedy discussed in this passage is about surrendering to the Guru's timing, not performing a specific action like feeding an animal.