An old Doberman starts chasing rabbits and before long, discovers that
he's lost. Wandering about, he notices a panther heading rapidly in
his direction with the intention of having lunch.

The old Doberman thinks, "Oh, oh! I'm in deep do-do now!"

Noticing some bones on the ground close by, he immediately settles
down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just
as the panther is about to leap, the old Doberman exclaims loudly,

"Boy, that was one delicious panther! I wonder, if there are any more
around here?"

Hearing this, the young panther halts his attack in mid-strike, a look
of terror comes over him and he slinks away into the trees.

"Whew!," says the panther, "That was close! That old Doberman nearly
had me!"

Meanwhile, a squirrel who had been watching the whole scene from a
nearby tree, figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade
it for protection from the panther. So, off he goes.

The squirrel soon catches up with the panther, spills the beans and
strikes a deal for himself with the panther.

The young panther is furious at being made a fool of and says, "Here,
squirrel, hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that
conniving canine!"

Now, the old Doberman sees the panther coming with the squirrel on his
back and thinks, "What am I going to do now?" But instead of running,
the dog sits down with his back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't
seen them yet, and just when they get close enough to hear, the old
Doberman says

"Where's that squirrel? I sent him off an hour ago to bring me another
panther!"

Moral of this story.

Don't mess with the old dogs. Age and skill will always overcome youth
and treachery! B. S. and brilliance only come with age and experience.