Hi, Anton Shepelev!
I read your message from 03.01.2023 14:57

  AK>> Does the speaking dog look funny in your region?
  AS> I should find it funny at first, as long as I thought it a
  AS> ??trick taught the dog by dumb drilling.  But as it continued
  AS> ??to speak coherently, I should grow alarmed and might try to
  AS> laugh the matter off, although my laugh would be forced.
  AS> Then I should misdoubt my sanity and senses, which is not
  AS> funny at all no matter the looks of the dog!

The idea of this story is that the dog was so stunned that it even 
forgot about it was a dog. That's why it said those words.

Bye, Anton!
Alexander Koryagin
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