Normal dog, my dog

When I was young, my family had a big, fat 'lemon-drop' beagle named Eeyore who was mostly lethargic, undisciplined, and moody. He was basically the opposite of the archetypal boyhood dog, which I think of as being an energetic, frisky, loyal, and friendly sporting dog. Over time, I came to appreciate and respect Eeyore's stubborn personality and bizarre antics, but in the beginning I simply wanted a normal dog that could play fetch. One day, I grabbed a piece of paper and a pencil and expressed the way I felt -- drawing the now-legendary "Normal dog, my dog."

Although the original artwork is long gone, I've made a left-handed recreation of the original masterpiece in MS Paint!