A kid goes off to college and takes his dog with him. The kid gets drinking and gambling and needs money so he writes home and tells his dad there is a psychology professor that can teach his dog to talk but it would cost $1000 for the training. The dad has visions of getting the dog on a bunch of TV shows so he sends the kid the money. Thanksgiving rolls around and the kid realizes when he returns home his dad will want to hear the dog talk. The kid starts the drive home and thinks maybe he had better get rid of the dog before he gets home. Upon his arrival the dad steaks to the car to hear the talking dog. He was quite dismayed to find there was no dog. Naturally, the dad wants to know what happened to the dog. The kid told his dad that on the way home the dog got talking about the dad and how much time he spends at the young widow's home down the road. The dad turns pale and said, "I hope you shot that mother."