In the lecture-performance The Dog in Me, a queer fetish cat delivers a provocative lecture on non-human animals. Somewhere between stand-up comedy, philosophical reflection, and animal rights activism, the lecture takes the audience on a journey to challenge the status quo. The sassy, ambiguous character portrayed by David Attenberger dares listeners to abandon their belief in human exceptionalism. Drawing inspiration from animal ethics, animal studies, and queer feminism, the cat seduces and mocks the audience simultaneously. Constantly returning to the example of the dog, the cat deconstructs the notion of dogs as mere allies of humankind. While acknowledging their intelligence, the cat also highlights how dogs have leveraged their alliance with humans, the most widespread and destructive of mammals. The performance explores the emotional and biological entanglement between humans and dogs, shaped by their co-evolution. It blurs the line between the two species, presenting dogs as human animals and humans as canine animals. In doing so, it scratches at the very foundation of the idea of the human as a self-contained, independent success story.