Wolf? in sheep's clothing
Quote: pacomartinDo you think that people get a bigger kick out of dressing up their dog's than the dog does?
Dogs don't like to wear clothes. But they'll humor their owners for a while. Cats are even less sartorially inclined.
I believe in letting any dog I own be a dog. Sure, some natural behaviors, like when and where to void waste, need to be changed. But overall I let my pets be what they are. I think they're happier that way. Therefore I don't play dress up with them.
I will put a sweater on my dog when it's cold, but only because it's necessary. At that it's less necessary for a dog because her fur keeps the cold away, and some breeds don't need the extra help even in sub-zero temps.
Besides, All the dogs I ever owned ultimately figured out how to get the sweaters off once they had enough.
Quote: Nareed
Dogs don't like to wear clothes. But they'll humor their owners for a while. Cats are even less sartorially inclined.
I believe in letting any dog I own be a dog. Sure, some natural behaviors, like when and where to void waste, need to be changed. But overall I let my pets be what they are. I think they're happier that way. Therefore I don't play dress up with them.
I will put a sweater on my dog when it's cold, but only because it's necessary. At that it's less necessary for a dog because her fur keeps the cold away, and some breeds don't need the extra help even in sub-zero temps.
Besides, All the dogs I ever owned ultimately figured out how to get the sweaters off once they had enough.
"Void waste"! That made me laugh, might be the most sanitized version of "take a shit" I've ever heard! Points for Nareed!
Quote: ItsCalledSoccer"Void waste"! That made me laugh, might be the most sanitized version of "take a shit" I've ever heard! Points for Nareed!
I'm taking a stand against vulgarity.
But since you liked it, one thing I don't ever try to change about dogs is they way in which they gratify themselves.
One guy would buy in at a charity's Fun Run, attach his number to his dog, and then later cross the finish line with the dog wearing the number. He wanted to take it out for exercise Sunday mornings anyway, so why not a donation to the charity and then after the Fun Run/Fun Walk stuff it would be coffee and a dog biscuit at a cafe near the finish line with the dog still proudly wearing his race number.
No matter how weird it might be to some, he and the dog seemed to enjoy it.
"The Revenant" by Billy Collins
--Dorothy
That's because you're jealous. As George Carlin once said, "If I could reach, I'd never leave the house!"Quote: Nareed...one thing I don't ever try to change about dogs is they way in which they gratify themselves.
When I grew up, I had a miniature schnauser. They are short haired, so we got him a sweater in the winter. He hated it. We gave up after just a couple walks.
One year it snowed over two feet overnight. After shoveling the walk and driveway, I shoveled a path in the lawn to his poop spot. But I left about 1" of slow on the path, while clearing it down to the grass in four foot circle in his spot. He understood that he needed to go to the spot to see grass so he could, ahem, void waste.
But the crazy thing is this: The way I shoveled the circle, it had straight walls of snow. He'd position himself right up against the wall so his ass was touching the snow! I couldn't believe that he was smart enough to walk the path to an area where he was standing on grass, then be so stupid as to park his butt against the snow. I laughed my ass off as he, ahem, voided.
When he was done, I did him the favor of carving the walls at an angle so that wouldn't be a problem again. Man, that was funny. Thanks for making me remember it.
Quote: DorothyGaleThis thread reminds me of one of my favorite poems by Billy Collins, about what dogs really think ...
I have to say this is way too cynical. However, I do concede dogs do fake it a bit. They want to be real dogs, and largely we don't let them. This is revealed when dogs that are allowed to run free turn into livestock killers. Many times their owners flatly and sincerely refuse to believe it is possible their pet would be capable of such things, until shown proof.
