Story Behind the Story: "Post Apocalyptic Poodle"

Not a poodle. Husband, leaving for work: "I'm off to save the world."

The Dog: *whines*

Me: "This dog appreciates it. He doesn't want to be a post-apocalyptic dog."

Husband: "Yeah, he doesn't look good in spikes. He's not tough enough to hang with the other post-apocalyptic dogs."

Me: "It's true. All the dogs you ever see in post-apocalyptic stories are, like, Pit Bulls and German Shepherds. You never hear about post-apocalyptic poodles."

And so he went off to work, the dog eventually stopped whin...