Look: I have the soul of a Chow Chow - plus the attitude and the spotted tongue to prove it. I like to swim just about as much as my homey "Lion" does:
However, I am also part Golden Retriever. I regard this stream of my genetic inheritance in much the same way as Spock regards his partial 'humanity.' And this part of me sometimes over-rides my good Chow Chow common sense and compels me to leap into lakes after sticks. So here I am, wrestling with my true nature, retrieving a stick from the waters.
Relative elevation is important to a she-wolf like myself: status in the pack is as much a physical location in space as it is a state of mind. That's why I love elevated stages, wherever I go. As an Alpha, center stage is where I naturally belong.
So Look Out! I may be coming to a stage near you . . .