Introducing This Week’s Theme: Dogs
8 Comments Published by Joel October 23rd, 2006 in Dogs. Share This
Sniffing warily at the edges of our fire’s light, the hunger for food and companionship—but mostly food—lured in the ancient wolves, who quickly became our friends, our hunting companions, and our garbage disposals; Our dogs.
The spots of domestication soon changed their long coats into a variety of patterns; the process of breeding left us with dogs that served no other purpose than to be our friends, any practical use long since bred out of them.
The modern dog lives a nearly effortless life, content to eat and sleep and occasionally run around a yard. Theirs is a life of no responsibility and yet we do not hate them for it. In fact, their unequivocal affection—even when so many of those with dogs do nothing to deserve it—is either a testament to their stupidity or to ours. I’ve never quite been sure which. Like us, dogs are happy when loving; unlike us, they do not seem afraid of their own need to be in a pack.
This week on Dethroner we’ll be talking dogs, the ol’ canis lupus familiaris, with stories of the best dogs ever to walk the planet, including, should you choose to send them in, stories about your dogs, as well as a few handy tips about the care and feeding of, as well as addressing any questions you might have about dog ownership.
Image courtesy of MiaRossy.
Your comments about the stupidity of either the dogs or owners reminded me of the Vonnegut short story, “Thomas Edison’s Shaggy Dog.” It’s in the Welcome to the Monkey House short story collection, I highly recommend looking the story up.
While I’m a cat owner myself and appreciate them for their independent nature and ability to take care of themselves when I’m away from the house for days at a time, please don’t have a cat week. That shit would be gay.
I have a couple of cats, so don’t think I’m a cat hater. But yeah, no cat week.
I think of it this way: My dog would be pleased as punch to know that I was writing about him, but my cats would be offended for not asking them first.
Your cats would be offended? How would this differ from a cat’s normal state? (Hey, I have nine…I should know.)
Mutts make the best dogs, IMO. My husky mix is smart as a damn whip, and loyal.
I agree with the comment on Mutts making the best dogs. Most dogs have either physical problems due to over breeding or mental issues due to breeding only for appearance. I had a rotti-sheppard cross that was so trainable and had a fabulous personality.
Awesome choice for this week’s theme.
I guess, for now, I have nothing else to add besides emmm…”awesome choice.”
DOGS DOGS DOGS!! Love a good dog… that said, I just have a cat now (had to take her: she would have been destroyed otherwise) but the fiancee wants a dog bad (hell we already have a name).
I lost my dog, Cisco on Saturday.
It still hurts, and the house is truly empty without him.
Here’s my story about him:
http://www.originalityisoverrated.com/musing_view.php?musing=356&r=deth&editor=1