A mechanic, a cup of coffee, a story and a question

I am sitting at a mechanic's shop to get my bike repaired from a mechanic (a mechanic ''by choice and not by need) named Nandan. While the assistant fixes a few nuts and bolts, I ask him to join me for a cup of coffee at the shop next door. He politely agrees. Prolixity is not alien to us in India and we start talking. While chatting he tells me an impressive story.

Here it goes ....

Once upon a time, there lived a king in a small kingdom. The king had a pet Dog named Tommy. The king loved Tommy a lot and Tommy loved the king a lot. They both just could not live without each other. There wouldn't be a single day when the king would skip Tommy's evening walk. There would be 3 servents to clean after Tommy. No matter what the kingdom has to eat, Tommy would always get the best of the meat. Even if there is a draught in the kingdom, Tommy would get the best to drink and his evening fresh water swim. There would be the best, only branded stuff for the dog to wear.....smallest details like the hair brush would be taken care of with great attention.
One day the king comes home in the evening and he is upset about something, may be he had lost a war with nearby kingdom or may be he had a fight with the queen. Upon seeing the king coming, the dog ran towards him wagging his tail and hanging his tounge, the king kicked the dog hard and that's it, the dog went flying for a few meters and hid under a bed for the rest of the day. He didn't dare to come out.

In the same kingdom there was another dog, a stray dog, he gets to eat if someone has offered him food, gets loved if someone plays with him, he gets to drink if there is some water alongside the road or near a water tap. He gets wet when it rains, gets scorched in the sun on a sunny day, shivers when it's cold.

and at the end, he asked me a question.....Which dog would you choose to be??