A butcher watching over his shop is really surprised when he sees a dog

coming inside the shop. He shoos him away. But later, the dog is back again.

So, he goes over to the dog and notices it has a note in its mouth. He takes

the note and it reads "Can I have 12 sausages and a leg of lamb, please".

The dog has money in its mouth, as well. The butcher looks inside and, lo

and behold, there is a ten dollar note there. So he takes the money and puts

the sausages and lamb in a bag, placing it in the dog's mouth.

The butcher is so impressed, and since it's about closing time, he decides

to shut the shop and follow the dog. So off he goes. The dog is walking down

the street, when it comes to a level crossing; the dog puts down the bag,

jumps up and presses the button. Then it waits patiently, bag in mouth, for

the lights to turn. They do, and it walks across the road, with the butcher

following him all the way.

The dog then comes to a bus stop, and starts looking at the timetable. The

butcher is in awe as the dog stops a bus by pulling its left leg up and gets

in it.

The butcher follows the dog into the bus. Then the dog shows a ticket which

is tied to its belt to the bus conductor. The butcher is nearly fainting at

this sight, so are the other passengers in the bus. The dog then sits near

the driver's seat looking outside waiting for the bus stop to come. As soon

as the stop is in sight, the dog stands and wags its tail to inform the

conductor. Then, without waiting for the bus to stop completely, it jumps

out of the bus and runs to a house very close to the stop. It opens the big

Iron Gate and rushes inside towards the door.

As it approaches the wooden door, the dog suddenly changes its mind and

heads towards the garden. It goes to the window, and beats its head against

it several times, walks back, jumps off, and waits at the door. The butcher

watches as a big guy opens the door, and starts abusing the dog, kicking him

and punching him, and swearing at him.

The butcher surprised with this, runs up, and stops the guy. "What in

heaven's name are you doing? The dog is a genius. He could be on TV, for the

life of me!", to which the guy responds: "You call this clever? This is the

second time this week that this stupid dog's forgotten his key."

Moral of the story:

You may continue to exceed onlooker's expectations but shall always fall

short of the boss' expectations. It's dog's life after all.........