Aha! Found the passage some of us were hunting for on Neo-dogs and doorknobs - apologies if this was previously posted. It's in the short essay "Gorilla, My Dreams," which can be found on the brin-l.com website at: http://www.geocities.com/jeroenvb.geo/brin/gorilla.html
"Next came the habitat of neo-dogs, a breed which had been under modification for centuries, and had recently, at long last, mastered the deep mystery of door knobs, only to discover that the devices were being replaced in most homes by galactic technology psionic clasps. That tragic irony appeared to have broken the species' collective spirit. Mostly, neo-dogs just lay around nowadays, whining, licking themselves, and snapping vicious, Chestertonian insults at the ankles of anyone who unwarily passed close." Gotta love da Brin. :) Jon GSV Merry Christmas! _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
