Most pups know Verne Lumiere as a Poodle who is all curls and clever ideas held in place by an almost convincing schedule. On rainy days Verne Lumiere drags a jar of plastic cards from a flooded mall out and explains it to a different pup each time. Runners along the Endless Track quietly time themselves against the pace Verne Lumiere keeps. Verne Lumiere is convinced the world gets a little fairer every time a friend laughs near the bone polishers den.