My Dog May Be a Genius My Dog May Be a Genius My dog may be a genius, and in fact, there's little doubt. He recognizes many words, unless I spell them out. If I so much as whisper " walk ," he hurries off at once to fetch his leash . . . it's evident my dog is not a dunce. I can't say " food " in front of him, I spell f-o-o-d , and he goes wild unless I spell his t-r-e-a-t . But recently this tactic isn't working out too well. I think my d-o-g has learned to s-p-e-l-l . My Dog May Be a Genius . Copyright © by Jack Prelutsky. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Available now wherever books are sold. Excerpted from My Dog May Be a Genius by Jack Prelutsky All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.