Did I mention that The Sound and the Furry is on sale this entire month? $1.99! (Digital only.) On page 93 of this book, 6th in the Chet and Bernie series (which can be read in any order!) Chet, the narrator (yes, a dog, but not a talking one!) makes an amazing discovery:

The wiry dude squinted down at Bernie. Then he laughed. “You’re not from around here.”
“True,” said Bernie.
“Where you from?”
“Arizona.”
Ha! We were from Arizona? I’d wondered about that.