A butcher was busy working when he noticed a dog in his shop; he chased it away. Several minutes later, he saw the dog was back again. He walked towards the dog and saw that it had a note in its mouth. It said, "2 pounds of minced meat, 2 steaks, 1 pound of pork, please."

The butcher looked again and noticed that the dog also had a 100-guilder note in its mouth. So the butcher prepared the order and put it into a plastic bag, together with the change. He hung the bag in the dog's mouth.

The butcher was very impressed, and since it was almost closing time anyway, he decided to close the shop and follow the dog. The dog walked on the pavement for a while until he reached a zebra crossing. He put the plastic bag down, jumped up against the traffic light post, pressed the button, took the bag into his mouth again, and waited patiently for the light to turn green. As soon as this happened, he crossed the street, with the butcher right behind him.

Then the dog arrived at a bus stop and began to study the timetable. The butcher's mouth opened wide with surprise. After having looked at the timetable, the dog sat down on the bench. The bus arrived; the dog walked to the front of the bus, looked at the route number, and returned to the bench. Another bus arrived, and again, the dog walked to the front of the bus. He saw this was the right bus and got on.

The butcher was flabbergasted. He followed the dog onto the bus. The bus drove around the town for a while and then entered the suburbs. At a certain moment, the dog got up, stood on his hind legs, and pressed the stop button, so that the bus would stop at the next stop. The dog got off, still carrying the shopping bag in his mouth. The butcher was still following him.

They walked along a small road and the dog approached a house. He walked up to the front door and put the shopping bag down. Then he walked a few yards back, took a running start, and threw himself against the front door. He waited a moment, walked a few yards back again, and threw himself against the front door again. Still nobody opened up. The dog walked to the beginning of the front garden, climbed on the surrounding wall, and walked across it to the side of the house. He approached a window and hit his head against it several times. He walked back across the wall, jumped down, walked to the front door, took the shopping bag into his mouth, and waited.

The butcher saw some guy opening the door. And would you believe it, he wouldn't stop cursing and swearing at the dog!

The butcher walked to the front door and said to this guy, "What are you playing at, you creep? This dog is a genius. You should go on TV with him instead of standing here swearing at him!"

Whereupon the guy answered, "This dog a genius, huh? I don't think so! This is the second time this week he forgot his keys!"