Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Pet safety

Traveling with your pet. 
According to a controlled media(fox) article,  Subaru is investing time and money into making their cars pet safe.  I have an idea for them, advise the owners to leave their precious pets at home.  With all the animal cruelty law breaking potential out there, why is it still legal to carry your dog unrestrained in the car or truck?   Any sudden stop or quick turn could result in the animal being thrown against or out the window and especially out of the pickup bed.  There should be a law that all animals must be in carriers during vehicle operation.  Which brings me to the next issue.   Why does the law turn a blind eye to dog owners that allow a dog to sit on their lap while they are driving?  I live in a tourist town and I regularly see dogs with their heads out the driver's window.  And, they are not all small dogs, once saw a golden retriever slobbering out the window and the driver trying to steer around it.  Isn't that hampered driving?  Especially if you are driving a huge class A RV!   Also, being hit in the face with a flying dog on a sudden stop is not something desireable.  A cat will cling with its claws to the seat, but a dog has no such ability and can easily go through the front windshield or backwards to break the neck of any passenger.  Not something to worry about with a stuffed dog.

Sharing your dog.  
Why must dog owners 'share' their pet with everyone?  Are they so low in self esteem that they need a dog to meet people.  Are they so scared that they need a pitbull or other vicious dog to show how dangerous they are and to stay away.  If you have a dog, the only attention you get from me is to walk away from you and not engage in any conversation.  To not be invited to my house, to never get a lift in my car, etc.   I certainly do not want your stinkin' fleabag or your hair covered clothing near me.  I want to go into public places without having to worry about disease ridden dog poop and pee smell everywhere. I was coming out of Bank of America yesterday and a man walked in with his mutt who promptly peed in the entry way.  My owner called out in an extremely loud voice pointing out what the dog had done and that someone could slip and fall and what a liability it was for the bank.  The dog owner looked a little sheepish but didn't stop and clean it up.  Just because they live in kennels does not mean that the rest of us want to smell that way, too.  If you want a real dog as a pet, clean up after it and make it poop in your own yard.

It used to be that empty lot property owners had no dumping signs posted.  Now, they have to post this no dumping sign...

Not that the dogs will use a weed infested lot as toilet over a neighbor's well manicured  lawn.  I don't know if this works, though, as most dogs and their owners cannot comprehend symbols. This has to end if humans want is going to stay healthy.  Next time you see someone without a bag to collect the poop, tell them they are polluting our waters and streams and oceans.  Make it an issue.  Shame is a wonderful tool.  Too bad most dog owners are immune to it.

Monday, July 29, 2013

Pooch's Truthful Facts





Hi, I am Pooch Face.  I thought I would enlighten the human world with some pooch facts.  I am a cute, cuddly stuffed dog.   Let's compare me to an average real dog.

Things a real dog DOES that I do not do:  (I wouldn't call these pros, they look more like cons to me)
         Poops and pees on everything
         Barks and howls at everything
         Carrys disease and fleas
         Bites and mauls anyone or everyone
         Knocks down and breaks or tears up personal property
       
Things a real dog NEEDS that I do not:
          Expensive vet visits
          Food, food and more food
          Walks each day in all weather
          Toys to keep it from chewing all your clothes
          Leashes, collars, tags, dog house, dog bed, bowls
          CONSTANT ATTENTION or it barks and howls at nothing

Things BOTH a real dog and I capable of:
           Constant companion - however, I am quiet and will leave you alone when you want.
           Love - we both can have the same amount of projected love you imagine us to have
           
Things I can do that a real dog cannot:
            Live as long as you keep my seams together.
            If I get mites, you can freeze me for a couple days and I am mite free.  Doesn't cost you at all.
            I can go with you everywhere and no one is allergic to me.
            I cost a lot less.
            I never need to be trained.
            I am so quiet that no one knows I am there and thus your neighbors love you.
            I never make a mess and you can wash me without getting soaking wet.
            I never need grooming and I have no nails to mar or scrape furniture or floors or your skin.

As far as the facts listed above, it is logical to assume that any intelligent human would rather have me than a real dog.  Wouldn't you rather live as a human than as a member of a dog pack living in a kennel.  I have been in many homes that have real dogs and it smells like a kennel and so does their yard, yuck.  

The name dog  has a definition that is not something nice:   from merriam webster pages

a : a worthless or contemptible person
plural : ruin <going to the dogs>
: one inferior of its kind <the movie was a dog>: as
a : an investment not worth its price
b : an undesirable piece of merchandise
: an unattractive person; especially : an unattractive girl or woman 
From Wikipedia pages: 
Dog Days were popularly believed to be an evil time "the Sea boiled, the Wine turned sour, Dogs grew mad, and all other creatures became languid; causing to man, among other diseases, burning fevers, hysterics, and phrensies." according to Brady’s Clavis Calendaria, 1813
So, I am wondering why people have dogs at all.  I understand that a few well trained dogs are useful as service dogs, performing a service such as assisting a blind person, finding someone or sniffing out drugs although sniffer mice are beginning to replace dogs in that area.  The therapy dog scam is so ridiculous as to be funny.   If you are going to have an attack, the dog will only keep helping hands from you.  It cannot call 911 or catch you if you fall or any other assistance.  If you have such anxiety that you cannot go anywhere without a dog, then you need to transfer that savior image you have on the dog to a blanket or favorite coat or someone like me who can calm you rather than slobber on your face.     

So much for my first set of facts.  I hope you enjoyed this bit of logic and truth.  I am not sure what the next topic will be but I plan on writing soon.