But there's just - there are few things funnier than watching a really dumb animal passionately go after his tail. The dog had this incredible rage, it seemed, towards his tail. And one of the reasons my wife and I get along so well is because we can both laugh for a half hour just watching a dog that stupid chase its tail, which is what we used to do. And after two sessions, the teacher said, you know what, he's a beautiful dog and you should just enjoy him. It was a German Shepard mix and I believe part wolf and they took him to an obedience school. ROBERT SMIGEL (Comedian): It was my wife's dog. They talked about why dogs were funny and he told her about the inspiration for one of his puppets, a real dog named Xabu. But he's also is the creator of the Fun with real audio, and Ambiguously Gay Duo cartoons on 'Saturday Night Live' and the animal puppets or Anipals who starred on Smigels cult Comedy Central series 'TV Funhouse.' Terry spoke with Robert Smigel in the year 2000. Smigel is best known as the voice and hand puppeteer of Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog. We're going to listen back to an interview Terry conducted with Robert Smigel.