An Englishman, an American, and an Asian are sitting at the bar...

Sharing stories over drinks. The subject of dogs comes up to which the Englishman says:

"Oh I could never own a dog." The other two ask him if he doesn't like dogs, to which he replies "I like dogs well enough, but my problem is that they chew everything they get near. I had a friend over once, and she brought her dog, who by the end of the hour had eaten my $300 Italian leather shoes."

The American nods in response. "Now that you mention it, my Labrador got a hold of my favourite boots a while back. Ate them to bits. I had those boots since I was a teenager, and I was just devastated to find him chowing down on them."

"Oh yeah, I'm sure you set him straight after that," the Englishman says.

"Oh, of course. Made sure he learned real quick. Never did it again, to his credit."

The Asian man chuckles and swirls the ice in his drink. "My dog ate my homework once when I was still in school."

The American laughs, "Well I'm sure you encouraged him to do that from then on!"

"Not really. My parents were overly concerned about my grades, and weren't really happy that he did that."

"Ahh I see," the American says, and the Englishman nods. "So did you set him straight?"

"Never got a chance - he was only at our house for dinner."