Where's That Squirrel?

One day an old German Shepherd starts chasing rabbits and
before long, discovers that he's lost. Wandering about,
he notices a panther heading rapidly in his direction with
the intention of having lunch.

The old German Shepherd thinks, "Uh-oh! I'm in deep
doo-doo now!" Noticing some bones on the ground close by,
he immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his
back to the approaching cat. Just as the panther is about
to pounce, the old German Shepherd exclaims loudly, "Boy,
that was one delicious panther! I wonder, if there are any
more around here?"

Hearing this, the young panther halts in mid-strike. A look
of terror comes over him as he slinks away into the trees.

"Whew!" says the panther, "That was close! That old German
Shepherd nearly had me!"

At this point, a squirrel who had been watching the whole
scene from a nearby tree figures he can get on the panther's
good side.

"Hey, panther! Y'know, that whole German Shepard thing with
the bones was a fake."

"What do you mean?"

"Those bones were already there. When he saw you he pretended
they were his dinner to scare you off."

Furious at being made a fool of, the young panther says,
"Here, squirrel, hop on my back and see what's going to
happen to that conniving canine!"

The old German Shepherd sees the panther coming with the
squirrel on his back. He figures out what must have happened
and thinks, "What am I going to do now?" He turns to run but,
realizing he can't outrun a panther, the dog sits down with
his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen them yet,
and just when they get close enough to hear, the old German
Shepherd says, "Now where's that squirrel? I sent him off an
hour ago to bring me another panther!"