A nursery school teacher was delivering a station wagon full of kids home one day when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in the front seat of the fire truck was a Dalmation dog.

The children started discussing what the dog’s duties might be.

They use him to keep crowds back, said one youngster.

No, said another, he’s just for good luck.

A third child concluded. No silly, they use the dogs to find the fire hydrant!