Forks and other human-crafted artifacts are the phenotypic expressions of memes. They indicate the past influence that some meme-complex had on the physical world. A crafted object stands in the same relation to a meme as a phenotype stands in relation to a sequence of genes. This seems to be the only point at which Peter and I dissagree in a more substantial sense than just having different interests. The traditional answer says, on the surface, that the dog does not have Buddha nature, but the pun keeps the dog in the picture.
Resistance is futile.