Nero
Nero, a mixture of fierce breeds in a line known locally as guard dogs, was valued for his strength, his formidable jaws, and his resonant bark...
"As I looked into his eyes, which were the same brownish gold as mine, I had my first sensation of self-awareness. I realized that my human body, my human life, was arbitrary. I could have been a dog." —Louise Erdrich on the childhood epiphany that came from feeding gingersnaps to Nero through a cracked door