Dog or Horse?

Fido looks like he had one too many wheat beers. Germans take their dogs everywhere and they are very well-behaved. The trick is that neither the owner nor passersby act excited around the dog. Nobody walks up to a strange dog and asks the owner if he can pet him. No squeaky voices telling Snug-ums how cute he is. In fact, a dog seems to be no different than the cane or walking stick the typical German carries. They are ignored.