"Here you go Alex, we got this just for you!" her parents said, affixing a collar around her neck. A dog collar. Alex couldn't believe it, they didn't recognize her! worse still, they were treating her like just another family pet! A pet that she was increasingly beginning to resemble! She cried out, pleaded with them to see her. "Aw look, she likes it!" was all they said. It was then that Max came trotting out of the bedroom and to Alex's shock said. "I wouldn't bother. I tried for years to get them to understand me, you too. Nobody does, they just hear dog noises"