Urban Legends Explained - Sara Cleto, Brittany Warman, The Great Courses

Have you heard the story about the choking Doberman? You know, the one where the Doberman bit off the fingers of a man who had broken into the home—but the police didn’t know about the crime until the dog coughed up the fingers at the vet? This is an urban legend, and if you haven’t heard this particular story, you’ve certainly heard others like it. Is it true? Maybe, maybe not. The veracity is less important than what these stories tell us about ourselves, our emotions, and the world as we see