How far would you go?

I was thinking about limits today and how in this world the tools you use to get what you want. I think about how I get up and drag myself to work every day because I want a house, a nice car, unlimited amounts of shoes and I wonder how much I would be willing to do if someone took away the things that I love.

I have found that my dog would do anything for a piece of cracked dried section of a broke down stale dog biscuit; I wonder what I could get him to do if I offered him beer?

We do not allow Rogue (my dog) people food, he is only allowed dog approved products and I think it is because this is the reason that the dog treats (which he gets sparingly) are that much more wonderful. Imagine eating the same meal twice a day for 6 years. I bet if I was fed spaghetti (which is my ALL TIME FAVIOURITE MEAL) for 6 years that liver and onions (which is my ALL TIME UN-FAVIOURITE MEAL) might look pretty good, a treat even. Rogue has become so EXCITED by the mere glance of a treat that he will perform all his tricks before we give the command. I have never seen a dog sit, lie down, roll over, speak and then attempt to shake my hand so fast. I am not sure if I have the world’s smartest dog in that he is trying to anticipate my needs OR if he is just that desperate for his equivalent to a small piece of crack.

I wonder if we did not have opposable thumbs and were made the subservient companions of some higher being what we would be willing to do for a sip of diet coke (the elixir of life).