Now I know Momma and I like to do some what satirical, non-provable views on how we see the world through our ever-changing kaleidoscope of life. Our readers seek amusement, not tears. However our hearts tell us it is time to speak up on a very troubling subject.
There is a misguided belief that all dog owners are good people and for the most part, they are, because otherwise how could an instinctive, loyal dog bond with them. However, that all dog owners are good, well, that would be a myth. Momma says the majority of ‘dog’ people are outstanding but some are idiots – her word. You have to forgive Momma. She is judgmental and critical. She can not help that. She is a Virgo, you know.
Still, even as an Aquarius, I have to agree with Momma.
I am going to share some shady behaviour we have seen that makes us despair for the dogs.
Take Little-Miss-Glued-to-the-Cell, sauntering down the sidewalk, dog on a loose leash, completely oblivious to others on the sidewalk, or the traffic whizzing by. It is all, ‘OMG, did you see that skank? Totally LOL.’ Meanwhile, her doggie, as out of control as Little-Miss-Glued-to-the-Cell, meanders off the sidewalk, on the street as cars honk and brake, trying to avoid puppy-dearest. Do you think she even noticed? Well, she did give one guy who slowed down to yell at her, the finger. Momma and I are thinking she is not receptive to self-improvement, from what we saw. She is probably the same person who will not pick up after her dog. I say, confine Little-Miss-Glued-to-the-Cell and her dog to their back yard, till she learns, if she learns.
You all remember that sad story about the German Sheppard chained to the bench in the park in the deepest throes of a Canadian winter (Read Jakita’s Views on Dog Parks). Who does that? I still get misty eyed as I remember how forlorn that dog was. The good news was that so many had phoned the Animal Shelter to report it and one of those callers offered to take it. Only in Canada! Pity.
Then there are those Not-In-My-House Owners that get a dog but will not let it in their home. The poor dog is baking in the summer, freezing in the winter and I am guessing, developing no social skills. The neighbors are all terrified that it will escape its prison walls and wreak havoc on their precious children and pets. Don’t the owners know, regardless of size, dogs have a heart that beats like theirs, feelings of loneliness and hunger for companionship. Like humans, dogs need love and empathy to become a well-rounded part of a society. Take the dog in inside and well, I’d like to put Not-In-My-House Owners outside, but Momma says that is too radical.
Another kettle of fish is when It’s-All-About-Me Owners leave their dog, especially the little ones, in the back yard, some without shelter or shade, for long periods. Some excitable, terrified little dogs can bark for hours, absolutely deafening and disturbing the neighbourhood. The baby next door, who only just got to sleep, wakes up in a fright and continues to cry as long as that poor little lonesome, frightened puppy is outside barking. Yeah, take the dog in, self-centered It’s-All-About-Me Owner. If you love your dog, protect it, as it protects you.
My all time worse dog owners are the ones we have met up with on occasion, in parks. These I-Train-Dogs-By-Training-You Owners have this sorry big brute of a dog on a slender leather belt. The poor mutt is foaming at the mouth as it sees Momma and I approach. The I-Train-Dogs-By-Training-You Owners yells to Momma, ‘My dog is not friendly. You had better take another path.’ What? What did you say? You have an ‘unfriendly’ dog and Momma and I are expected to give you right-of-way? No one should bring an untrained out-of-control dog to a come-one come-all public park where it may in desperation and ignorance attack the Two or Four Footed, who are on a stroll, seeking zen and inner peace, not an unprovoked canine attack.
What to do? Write about it. Scream about it. Shame those deadbeat owners. It is an easy fix. Practise the Golden Rule, ‘Do on to dogs as you would have them do unto you.’
PS: All the above are addressed in my Policy and Procedures for All Creation because if I don’t educate the owners, who else will?
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