The man did not enjoy being a dog. The worse part of it was that his mind was completely the same and he knew what was happening. As humiliating as it was he had to play catch and fetch a stick with the group of kids that gathered.
He was acutely aware that he was naked and had to keep reminding himself that there was nothing odd looking about that because he was a dog. However it still felt very weird to be running around on all fours nude in front of people.
He hated when someone pet him. He hated it more when he had to do tricks like roll over and beg.
Also adding to his humiliation was that everyone there, children and adults all knew it was him and that he was suffering this most humbling punishment.
Finally Charlie became bored of the games and the dog was allowed to go home with his family. He was told that he would change back soon. He was warned that he better behave and only think nice thoughts or next time would be worse. The man inside the dog did not like that he had a child master. He barked and nodded his head in agreement.
As they walked him home, the dog hair started to recede. His bones shifted in shape. Finally he was pretty much a naked man on all fours being walked on a leash with a tail and dog ears. Neighbours stared in shock at him as he continued to become a man again. Eventually the ears turned back to normal and his tail disappeared. His shame however persisted.
Crawling along on all fours naked was hurting his hands and knees. His family told him to try standing up which he did with great relief. He was human again! Holding his hands over his junk he explained what had happened to the curios crowd. Finally he told them that he wanted to get home and get dressed as soon as possible. He ran down the street as people either laughed or were horrified by what he just went through.
It would be a long time before he would be a proud man again after that terrible experience. Nobody in the the town ever quite looked at him in the same way. After all, you never see a person the same way once you have seen them naked and that effect is even greater if you know they were once a dog. Every now and then his children would joke that if he didn’t do what they wanted he would soon find himself demoted to the family pet again. He would laugh along but, secretly, he was always worried that they may not be just joking.