Salesmen and Dogs: A Comparison

x      =       exhibits characteristic

―      =       does not exhibit characteristic

	Salesman	Dog
Hunts to Survive	x	x
Charming when necessary	x	x
Loyal	―	x
Always glad to see you (pre-sale)	x	x
Always glad to see you (post-sale)	―	x
Smells its prey's weakness	x	x
Requires grooming	x	x
Enjoys doing what he's told	―	x
Does what he's told	x	x
Best trained in a crate	x	x
Fits in with the pack	―	x
The young ones are cute; the old ones droopy	x	x
Cats are onto their tricks	―	x
Obsessed with fashion	x	―
Not good with paper work	x	x
Obsessive	x	x
Understands money	―	―
Scratches embarassing body parts - self	―	x
Scratches embarassing body parts - others	x	―
Means what he says	―	x
Pouts when he doesn't get his way	x	x
Loves to play fetch	x	x
Doesn’t reciprocate when playing fetch	x	x
Drives a nice car	x	―
Chases nice cars	x	x
Learns how to behave through positive reinforcement	x	x
Rebels against punishment	x	x
Happily sniffs alpha dog's butt	x	x
Been seen playing poker	x	x
Exudes self confidence	x	x
Constantly sheds old dead coat for newer, shinier coat	x	x
Gets along with others	x	x
Sometimes named after saints	x	x
Enjoys children poking and pulling his ears	―	―
Tolerates children poking and pulling his ears if it gets him what he wants	x	x
Barks when stressed	x	x
Could be reincarnation of a saint	―	x
Sometimes fakes being hurt to get his way	x	x
Kind to secretaries	―	x
Drools when he sees what he wants	x	x
Always scraping for better position amongst peers	x	x
Did well on High School SATs	―	―
Talked about nicely by others	―	x
Wishes he had studied to be a lawyer instead	x	―
Dreams of chasing something when he sleeps	x	x
Dreams of being chased when he sleeps	x	x
Anxious	x	―
Wonders if others are watching when he exercises	x	―
Eats the same food every meal	―	x
Drinks the same drink every meal	x	―
Makes for interesting reading	x	x