"The Dog Said Bow-Wow" is a science fiction short story by American writer Michael Swanwick, published in 2001.
The story is set in a not-very-distant future after a war between humankind and its artificial intelligence creations in which humans won, but civilization as we know it was forced to revert to an early Victorian era level of communications technology.
As of 2020, the complete list is as follows:[3] Chronologically, "The Little Cat" is followed by Dancing with Bears, then Chasing the Phoenix, and then "Tawny Petticoats".
"Smoke and Mirrors" was published in the collection Live Without a Net edited by Lou Anders; the stories also had very limited availability in handmade chapbooks sold by Swanwick's wife.
"The Little Cat Laughed to See Such Sport" is available online, published to promote the release of "Dancing with Bears".