When we first sat down to talk with iDog — his real name, [redacted], was not appropriate to share on public broadcasting — we were struck by his inquisitive nature. It should’ve been no surprise. After all, iDog, notably pale and twitchy, had likely previously occupied a damp basement shelf. (He was not forthcoming about this information; he seemed to have difficulty talking about his past. Requests for comments from his former owner, ebayuser679802, went unfulfilled.)