"Wow. He's a vicious little guy."

Nobody laughs at Freddy and his shark.

Freddy, the wiener dog, went for his evening walk with his pack - all of his two-legged family members and Daisy.  We were on the usual circle when we came across a new neighbor and his dog.  I knew he was a new neighbor because he had never seen Freddy before, and because Freddy went crazy when he saw the other dog.  Freddy was carrying his shark.  When Freddy saw the other dog, he began growling, snapping, and barking - all with the shark in his mouth.  He also shook the shark back and forth violently, like "This could happen to you."  At first the neighbor chuckled at Freddy's carrying the shark in his mouth.  Then, he was really surprised at Freddy's reaction and said, "Wow. He's a vicious little guy."  I think he meant it.