mister changed his brain. he was hard-wired quite differently in younger days. people say about dogs, and other people, they just naturally mellow, but in reality they may not, they may get stuck for life even. he had to achieve his buddha nature through learning and experience. he would have gotten old, but i think of that black dog down the block that was a sweet pup and played with mister, and now snarls and has to be held back or cross the street. and einstein the miniature schnauzer who only mellowed when he went blind and deaf and lost his voice, and still he croaked out epithets if we got near enough. if people are stuck, dogs tend to get stuck with them. maybe that indicates hope for me. mister got himself unstuck. before he goes maybe i'll get unstuck too.