A man who wanted a dog to protect his business,
visited a kennel that specialized in attack dogs. The man explained
to the kennel owner that he wanted the biggest, meanest, most
vicious dog in the kennel, and the owner offered to take the man on a tour
of the premises.
After they had been walking for a few minutes,
they came upon a large dog, snarling loudly, and biting
and clawing at the cage.
"He looks like he'd be a pretty good attack
dog," said the buyer.
"Well, he's not bad," replied the owner,
"but I have a different one in mind for you."
They continued walking around the premises, and
after a while they found an even larger, meaner dog
than the first. He snarled at the two men and tried to bite them
through the wire on his cage.
"Ah," said the buyer. "This must be the
dog you were referring to earlier."
"Well, no." said the owner. "I have
something better in mind for you."
The men continued their tour. Eventually, they
came upon a large dog, panting heavily and lying quietly
on his side, licking his own butt. He seemed unaware of the men's
approach.
"This is the dog I had in mind for you," said
the owner.
The buyer was flabbergasted. "You're joking!"
he exclaimed. "This dog is tame compared to the others; he doesn't
even act like an attack dog."
"I know he appears tame now," said the owner.
"But you see, he just ate a lawyer, and he's trying to get the taste
out of his mouth."
