A dog walks into a butcher's shop, spends a few moments inspecting the meat on display and eventually indicates with a nod of his handsome head and a bark that he would like some lamb chops.
The butcher, thinking the dog wouldn't know better, picks up the lowest quality chops in the shop.
The dog barks furiously and continues to do so until the butcher selects the finest chops from the display counter.
The butcher weighs out the meat and asks for $5.90. Again, the dog barks and barks until the butcher reduces the bill to the correct price of $3.90. The dog hands over the a five dollar note and is given the wrong change. Once again, continuous barking until the correct change is tendered.
The dog then picks up his package and leaves the shop.
By this time, the butcher is so impressed that he decides to follow the dog home.
After 10 minutes or so, the dog climbs the steps to a house. When it reaches the top, it shakes its head as though in frustration, gently places the package of meat on the floor and, standing on its hind legs, rings the doorbell.
A man opens the door and starts to yell obscenities at the dog. As he does, the horrified butcher leaps up the steps and begs the man to stop.
"It's such an intelligent dog", he says, "surely it doesn't deserve this kind of treatment?"
He then went on to explain that the dog had procured the best lamb chops, insisted on paying the advertised price and had quibbled over the incorrect change.
The man looked at the butcher and said......................................................................................................................................
"O.K., intelligent he may be,
but this is the third time this week that he has forgotten his keys."
The butcher, thinking the dog wouldn't know better, picks up the lowest quality chops in the shop.
The dog barks furiously and continues to do so until the butcher selects the finest chops from the display counter.
The butcher weighs out the meat and asks for $5.90. Again, the dog barks and barks until the butcher reduces the bill to the correct price of $3.90. The dog hands over the a five dollar note and is given the wrong change. Once again, continuous barking until the correct change is tendered.
The dog then picks up his package and leaves the shop.
By this time, the butcher is so impressed that he decides to follow the dog home.
After 10 minutes or so, the dog climbs the steps to a house. When it reaches the top, it shakes its head as though in frustration, gently places the package of meat on the floor and, standing on its hind legs, rings the doorbell.
A man opens the door and starts to yell obscenities at the dog. As he does, the horrified butcher leaps up the steps and begs the man to stop.
"It's such an intelligent dog", he says, "surely it doesn't deserve this kind of treatment?"
He then went on to explain that the dog had procured the best lamb chops, insisted on paying the advertised price and had quibbled over the incorrect change.
The man looked at the butcher and said......................................................................................................................................
"O.K., intelligent he may be,
but this is the third time this week that he has forgotten his keys."
