People never cease to amaze and astonish me! Sometimes that can be a gratifying feeling especially if one thinks of all the wonderful discoveries and inventions that have come about in just a few short years. Somehow though, through all the "evolutionary" developements mankind has made, .....the stupidity gene is still being passed down with some regularity.
The other day I saw a woman carrying a small Doxie into the Home Depot. (Doxie in this case being a Dachshund, not a harem slave girl or a concubine.) The dog was dressed in a little suit, with a tie, and little shoes. It was only about 102 F that day, so dressing a dog in a suit seemed the perfect thing to do! I shook my head wondering how the panting dog felt until I turn around and saw a lady with a small Chihuahua in her shopping cart. The Chihuahua was dressed in sunglasses, a dress, and a little bonnet. Did anyone tell these people that dogs already come with fur coats???? When the women reached the check out, the one woman recognized the other and ... "OH how CUTE he looks, OHHH, how darling!!!" yadda yadda. Conversation continues like two schoolgirls over the high school quarterback until the Doxie lady sticks the Doxie into the Chihuahua's face. A fight breaks out between the two dogs, of course, because dogs are dogs, not babies in suits and dresses with bonnets. So Doxie lady grabs the Doxie and smacks it in the face, hard. I just had to roll my eyes and think how cruel. One, it's cruel to completely deny a creature's nature and turn it into a toy, but two, set up a situation you know is going to get a reaction then slap it upside the head for being what it is! On miniature dogs, one can seriously hurt them slapping them upside the head like that, plus....it won't learn anything. Your emotional reaction doesn't mean anything to the dog that is defending its space from another strange dog. It seems to me, that people need the obedience school and the training,.. not the dog!
Please spare animals from being emotional surrogates! No one would appreciate it if I walked up to you and started treating you like, say, a monkey, or a bird. You'd want to be treated like a human being, because you are one right? So try to respect an animal for what it is! It will be better for your pet...and better for you!
The Magicians Owl
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