Do you belive in Dog... How about Dyslexia?

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Okay - so my friend Sparky has inspired me to post my first discussion...YAY! It's a "tail" of a boy who goes about life confused...bewildered...scared of grey clouds and still chasing a rat that was murdered and removed from his home years earlier. It's a story of blind loyalty, unconditional love and - unfortunately - unconditional stupidity... My dog's name is Nigel. He's a Boston Terrier. But he's not your ordinary Boston - he's an idiot. He's a lively chap, without a care in the world save spending time alone when the family has a dog-free outing...he loves attention (most dopes do), and he will (if you let him) lick the flesh off of a leg, hand or occasional cheek because he wants you to know how much your attention means to him. Several years ago, we had a rat that found his way into our cupboard. Nigel - being the accomplished security agent he is - would go to the invaded cupboard and bark incessantly at the beast as though illustrating his fate unless he vacated and warning us of the breach in homeland security. Eventually, we trapped trapped the intruder and removed his remains. But Nigel was off that day and upon returning, refused to close the case. To this day he will run to the crime scene and continue to bellow his warnings of what he does to all who trespass on his watch...these bellows fall upon deaf (dead) ears... Nigel was...ahem - "snipped" yet he continues to teach pillows, blankets, and his bed the meaning of the word stud...he often loves them and leaves them I'm told. You could easily take one of his prized toys for fetchin', fake the throw and watch him not only chase it 37 yards further than any star quarterback could pass, but when he discovers it's not where he estimated, he barks and rummages through whatever may be hiding it. The only way to stop this activity is to yell to him and show him the article never left your hand...at which he is clearly amazed. When you do actually throw it, he will inevitably overshoot the article, look for it, and get distracted by a low hanging branch or possibly a bed of weeds - much in the same way Lenny in Of Mice and Men might get distracted by a shiny quarter...gleaming in the morning sun. Then, Nigel slams his mighty jaws upon said foliage and begins his futile attempt at extracting it from its seating. He ends up with bark or some other fibrous material stuck too his lips and a leaf in his ear... Do you have or do you know of a dog just as dopey as Nigel? If so - tell us!