Good evening, my friends,
Now, don’t get me wrong. I had my own dog, Chow-Chow for 14 years before a large tumor took him from me and my family. We all cried for days afterward. That’s how owning an animal can affect you when you lose one.
But, what chaps my hide is the people who go out to eat at a restaruant and take their dog along to sit outside in the heat or cold of the day. The dog barks at everyone who ventures close to his master’s car in an effort to protect his owner’s property. Either that or they whine constantly, while running from back seat to front seat searching for their master.
I have to ask, why do these people take their dog along? Why not leave it at home in the comfort of a heated or air condiationed house? Do they actually think the dog enjoys this? Do they think they are doing it a favor?
Then, there are those who love to have their little toy dog, (or larger), sit on their laps and put their paws on the steering wheel while their master is driving. How crazy is that? Who is to blame if there’s an accident and the dog is killed or kills someone else? Does the dog get a ticket? It is rather ridiculous, isn’t it?
What brought this all to a head was following a woman driver home from church today. She had a huge dog in the back seat that kept jumping between the two front seats to lick her face or otherwise distract her driving. She was all over the road, from one side to another and put her brakes on at least a dozen times when it wasn’t necessary.
I pitied the drivers coming from the other direction and thanked the good Lord that we were behind her instead of in front. She didn’t’ have a clue!
I know I’ll catch flack from the “loving” owners who just can’t have their pets stay at home, lonely and afraid. (I only knew one scardy-cat dog in my life. The others would fight to the death to protect their master’s property).
But, enough. They will never stop, but I can hope they might get the message.
On other news - a good friend and one of my fans was in Church today, visiting from Cabot Arkansas. Good to see you, Andy.
He is looking for another book - don’t worry, Andy, it’s on the way.
I haven’t left you with a joke in a while, and since I’m speaking of animals, I thought this one might cheer you up:
There were these two cows, chatting over the fence between their fields.
The first cow said, “I tell you, this mad-cow-disease is really pretty scary. They say it is spreading fast; I heard it hit some cows down on the Johnson Farm.”
The other cow replies, “I ain’t worried, it don’t affect us ducks.”
Until the next time, thanks for stopping by, my friends,
Vaya con Dias,
Karl
