One day Mrs. Jack gave her husband a pair of her shoes were needed mending. She asked him to take them to the shoemaker’s. Mr. Jack did so and the shoemaker gave him a ticket with a number on it saying that he could only receive the shoes with that ticket. Seven days later, he went to get the shoes, but he could not find the ticket. The shoemaker refused to give the shoes back until he got the ticket. "How do I know that the shoes are yours unless I see the ticket?" Said he. Mrs. Jack needs the shoe and her husband has a good idea. He went back into the shop with his wife's small dog. The dog began to smell around the shop and soon it recognized Mrs. Jack's shoes and brought them to Mr. Jack. The shoemaker laughed and said "This is a better proof than the ticket".