President Hunter

My fellow canine citizens, no dogs on earth have more cause to be thankful than ours, and this is said reverently, in no spirit of boastfulness in our own strength, but with gratitude to the Giver of Dog Food who has blessed us with the conditions which have enabled us to achieve so large a measure of napfulness and of drooling.

Our foredoggies faced certain perils that we have outgrown: they had no comfortable beds in which to sleep, no table scraps to eat, no faces to lick. But they endured. And they endeared themselves to humans and learned to use the power of big, brown eyes looking wistful or mournful or hungry. And, lo, it worked! They did their work and they left us the splendid heritage we now enjoy. We are housed indoors, have beds and blankets. And Alpo. And popcorn. And cheese. And chewies.

This is our achievement: that we have an assured confidence that we shall be able to leave this heritage unwasted and enhanced to our puppies and our puppies' puppies. I will appoint a well-stocked cabinet later on this year.

My fellow canine citizens, thank you.