The twist in this tale is that only half of the owners were correctly informed. Half of the time, Horowitz told the owner of a dog that had actually left the biscuit alone that his dog had taken the treat.
故事的曲折之处在于只有一半的主人被告知了正确的信息。在半数情况下，Horowitz告诉实际没有去碰饼干的狗主人他的狗狗把饼干吃掉了。还有半数情况下淘气狗狗的主人被告知他的狗狗表现良好。