John got off the elevator on the 50th floor and nervously knocked on his blind dates door. She opened it and was as beautiful and charming as everyone had said.

Ill be ready in a few minutes, she said. Why dont you play with Spot, my dog, while youre waiting? He does wonderful tricks. He rolls over, shakes hands, sits up and if you make a hoop with your arms, hell jump through.

The dog followed John onto the balcony and started rolling over. John made a hoop with his arms and Spot jumped through–over the balcony railing. Just then Johns date walked out.

Isnt Spot the cutest, happiest dog youve ever seen?

To tell the the truth, he replied, Spot seemed a little depressed to me!