As
the infinite permutations of the wise and
the silly would have it, he was born with the most brilliant brain
possible. He was also born as a
dog and therein lay the tragedy. How could he express all the great
thoughts that came to his mind being just a dog? Certainly, there were many visibly worthwhile things the dog
could do, like running after moving objects or licking himself or transporting
interesting microbes. But as far
as expression in the public arena, the options available to this dog were
limited mainly to barking with varying degrees of intensity. It was difficult for him to let the
world in on all the amazing thoughts that ran through his mind. And this made him so frustrated - he
spent much of his time making sexual advances towards the legs of humans - a
sad thing to watch as there was so very little reciprocation.