I’m Not a Child. I Am a Dog.

Rumpy Dog ^ | February 21, 2014 | Rumpy Dog

[Dallas59]

In case you haven’t heard, an Alaskan Malamute killed a 6 day old baby in Wales this week. The dad had brought the dog home from the pub several months earlier because someone said they were going to get rid of it.

This news makes me incredibly sad. It also makes me painfully aware that the breed may soon be as demonized as the Pit Bull.

But humans also carry some responsibility for this tragedy. What with your fanciful ideas about dogs and such.

So at the risk of upsetting some of my readers, let me state what should be obvious to each of you.

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I don’t care how many dresses or bow ties or hats you put on them, dogs are not human children. You can call them your baby and refer to yourself as mommy or daddy, but they are dogs. And as a dog, they will act in ways that dogs do. Clothing does not transform behavior. Only training will do that.

[Altariel]

Sounds like Gypsy is the brains of the operation. :-)

[Salamander]

For reasons I’ve never discovered, Dobermanns are bonkers about kids.

Mine acts a damn fool if he spies one.

He goes through his entire trick repertoire, of his own accord, just to entice them near enough to slobber all over them.

It’s weird.

He won’t tolerate anybody else near me and my “joke” is that if I’m ever murdered, it will be at the hands of a gang of toddlers.

:)

[Salamander]

She’s kind of creepy like that.

:D

[Altariel]

So how many times has she coaxed Odhinn to obey her evil bidding? :-(

[Altariel]

:-( = :-)

[Salamander]

Gypsy does not “coax”.

She terrorizes and strong-arms.

:)

[it’s not for nothing we call her The Velociraptor]

[Altariel]

Fine. How many times has she “terrorized” and “strong armed” Odhinn to do her evil bidding (and no doubt, “take the fall” should he fail in his mission)? :)

[Salamander]

Probably every time he’s done something bone headed.

Hard to say, really...she’s just *that* good.

;]