[alcuin]

A mere doggie? Think BIG!

No crocodiles . . or rhinocerussesses

The only pets worth having . .

Are hippopotamussesses!

And as for TABITHA, she's on ignoressess!

[ChemistCat]

On TS (not my only comment on the thread):"An overvalued idea is a thought shared with others in a society or culture but in the patient held with an intense emotional commitment capable of provoking dominant behaviors in its service. An overvalued idea differs from a delusion in that delusions are false ideas unique to the possessor, whereas overvalued ideas develop from assumptions and beliefs shared by many others. An overvalued idea differs, too, from an obsession in that, although it dominates the mind as an obsession does, the subject does not fight an overvalued idea but instead relishes, amplifies, and defends it. Indeed the idea fulminates in the mind of the subject, growing more dominant over time, more refined, and more resistant to challenge. " From the thread on A Psychiatrist Looks At Terrorism.

'Nuff said on that.

Does anyone know how to reduce a dog's odor without bathing it? I have a pretty smelly dog who would love to be an indoor doggy more of the time but she just plain STINKS. I can't give her baths anymore (though she is very very well behaved in the tub, and will head straight for it as soon as she's let in, I can't bend down to do it)and I just feel so bad that she can't come in. I wasn't raised with dogs but she has won me over, and I wish she could be in with us more (especially in the early morning, when she barks at the kids walking to school right outside the neighbor's window.) Vet says she's healthy. She's got a good doghouse and a nice heavy winter coat but she's lonely for us.