Braingle: 'Checkers' Dog' Brain Teaser

Checkers' Dog

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Puzzle ID:	#27825
Fun:	(2.69)
Difficulty:	(1.37)
Category:	Trivia
Submitted By:	metallicman

Checkers was meeting with the lazy Sorceress and Mr.Tin, two well known dog breeders.
They were just ending a conversation about politics when Mr.Tin asked Checkers if he had ever owned a dog. Checkers, trying to make it seem as if he knows something about dogs said, "Yes, I used to have a Basenji. He would always bark when someone was coming up the driveway." Mr.Tin and the lazy Sorceress knew he was lying and decided to leave. What did he lie about?

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Comments

WJSMama Jan 02, 2006	That was a good one. I've never heard of a basenji. Or a dog that doesn't bark for that matter
froggygg Jan 02, 2006	Hey, I'm the first to comment! Good teaser tinman - even if the sorceress is lazy!
WJSMama Jan 02, 2006	Where can I find one by the way
froggygg Jan 02, 2006	Grrr, got beat while typing! Oh well, I was close!
sgtammo Jan 02, 2006	Great teaser! I enjoyed this one Tinman.
metallicman Jan 02, 2006	Of course you did sarge! Froggy, you just gotta be faster next time!
Sunrose Jan 02, 2006	Enjoyed this one. Thanks for sharing, I didn't know that about dogs. I had to do some looking up on this one when I seen it in review. Good Job! Keep them coming!!
Brainy_1 Jan 02, 2006	Nice one!! I got it!! YAY! Those dogs are pretty cool tho! Good teaser!
Brainy_1 Jan 02, 2006	You can check in your newspaper for a breeder for this dog. They are not cheap either, but they are nice dogs. Not too large of a breed also. Or you can check online for breeders.
WJSMama Jan 02, 2006	Thanks man. I was just joking though. My dogs drive me nuts with their yapping
wolfmanh Jan 02, 2006	great one
christine77 Jan 02, 2006	good teaser, and even better cause i got it!!!
Kalliann Jan 05, 2006	Good job! I had never heard of this type of dog before.
SPUTNIK2 Jan 15, 2006	clever! Good one
zonarita Jan 16, 2006	I like the teaser. Don't the rules say we are not suppose to use other folks on the site in our teasers? I'm glad Froggy wasn't offended. I don't think anyone would say she is lazy - she works pretty hard on this site.
froggygg Jan 17, 2006	I'm not offended in any way at all. In fact, I consider it a compliment that tinman considers me a good enough friend to use me in his teaser and I know he meant absolutely no offense by calling the Sorceress lazy! Thanks for coming to my defense zonarita, but tinman and I are very good friends just as you and I are.
teen_wiz Feb 09, 2006	Very cool!
Phalanx Feb 07, 2007	Was there any other possible answer? I mean, I have never heard of that bread, but the only possibility could have been the barking, in order to detect the lie...!?