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Being a Canadian I think I have a different perpective on dogs than what is considered the norm out here in California.
Dogs aren't people. They sniff shit, live outside, and love you because you have food and you are their pack leader. Dog misbehaves? BAD DOG, get the hell outside and stop your whining. Dog bites kid? Dog goes in garage. whatever.
Out here dogs are people I guess. They are treated like little babies and if they are unhappy their pillows are fluffed and they are coo'ed to. Aw, doggie won't mind if he has a little bite of my lasagne. He deserves it. No wonder I see someone everyday getting dragged down the road everyday by a giant working dog (that lives in a 700 square foot apartment.
Why am I writing this? Well I thought I was just being mean and misguided because I have never had a dog... so what do I know. Well, I heard a cool "Fresh Air" the other day with a writer who authored a book on the subject:
The New Work of Dogs: Tending to Life, Love, and Family
He seemed to agree, albeit in a more eloquent way. Listen to it if you are bored:
Posted by jeremie at June 20, 2004 8:19 PMi totally agree. animals are special, but they're not children. haven't heard this piece yet. there was also an NPR story 2 weeks ago(check the archives) about dogs understanding human language etc. it was about a border collie (smart breed). too bad i hate terri gross (the interviewer).
i used to work for NPR/PBS in college and would be subjected to her annoying laugh and not always insightful questions. all the same, they cover really good subjects. this is fer-resh aaaire, i'm terri grohss....blarf.
Posted by: missy at June 21, 2004 12:18 PMI'm happy to see people without children can keep things in perspective. I have a friend whose dog had consumed some stuff off his floor of his newly constructed house (I think it was Dust bane, used to clean up drywall dust) and it made the Dog sick. We were rushing to the Vet and he was having and anxiety attack. I took it upon myself to inject a reality check into the situation. “Thank God it’s only the dog and not a kid that ate that shit!” Bad idea.
He looked at me as if he would gladly feed 10 sick kids to his dog if would make him better.
I have a great dog. I would say the best dog (Carter,Jer and Becky know him)
If something would happen to him it would be sad. Sad, but not tragic. I pin my emotions on the kids.
(So does Carter)
LOL!!! “Thank God it’s only the dog and not a kid that ate that shit!” BAHAHAHAHAHA. Awesome! I hate it when people drive with thier dam dog on their lap. Silly People.
Posted by: brett at June 21, 2004 10:42 PMThis is an old topic so no one will probably read this anyway (and it's not really related to Jer's motivation, but...), I totally agree with Missy on Terri Gross. She is SO annoying, and her questions are rather stupid. It's almost as if 1) she's not paying attention or 2) her audience consists of 5 year olds.
Posted by: kurt at June 22, 2004 2:07 PMtotally...and do you find that she'll just repeat what the person said right back to them?...
talent: "so it made me feel really sad."
terry: "it seems that this traumatic event has made you more introverted and very sad."
talent: "um, yeah, it has."
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