Dog planet

Date: 4/25/2026

A planet inhabited by sentient, albeit dumb dogs. They had a authoritarian system where water was distributed for jobs. I was a human and I somehow infiltrated their society. I was just trying to blend in. They had a system for making the next generation it was actually pretty smart but terrible. They would find the smartest or best among them and use their genes for the next generation. There was no mating because dogs who were old enough to qualify being the best didn't have the want to breed it was too tiring. It was an unfair system where dogs who failed their jobs even a little would get put down. There was a janitor who would clean the streets. He didn't have a strong hose so it was difficult to clean. The guns in the world were interconnected and only used water. They would have trials/games for the defective dogs to see if they would be given another chance. It was my fault the janitor dog had a weaker hose I was pulling to much water and he ended up missing some spots. I tried to help him but it was too late and he was put on trial. I tried helping him through his trial with my own gun and it was working for a bit until one of the higher dogs questioned my citizenship and put me on trial. If my genes could create offspring then I was in the clear. Obviously I was going to be discovered and executed. What i did was try to get the other dogs to see how miserable their society was making them. I asked them some questions about themselves but being dumb dogs they just talked about how much they liked playing with toys. I found one of the dogs working at the water well that supplied water to the dogs. I asked him very carefully how he was and if there was anything he disliked about his job. He slowly cracked and I told him it was OK and he wouldn't be punished for his answer. He tearfully told everyone he hated working at the water well because of how loud it was and then started sobbing because no one before had ever asked him about how he felt. Everything changed after that. The final scene was me big bird and a grandma baking something for the dogs. I was in charge of the butter and was adding in what the granny was telling me to. The dog society was changing for the better. The end.