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Love Lessons from Dogs? I think not

blablover5

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Every year right around this time MSN starts putting up every single article it can get its hands on about love ([/I really can't imagine why). I have a theory that these are not penned by a person but instead written by a slightly sadistic dolphin who has a grudge and a team of monkeys that have their hands stuck in a cookie jar.

Just take a look at this one.
article is called Love Lessons from Dogs?” The question mark on the end tells me that even they aren’t sure about this one, but it’s February so what the hell may as well publish it.


So in no particular order here is what your dog can teach you about love (aside from certain kama sutra positions
The reassurance of forgiveness

According to the article a dog has the memory of a goldfish with a coke habit and will forgive you almost as soon as you break its poor little heart. This right off the bat tells me the author of this article has never had a dog in their life and maybe saw one on TV once

I have watched dogs who get angry at being left at home for good reasons get pissed and proceed to do just that to someones shoes, or after being yelled at too much by someone sort through the clean laundry to find that one persons belonging and proceed to rip them to shreds.

If you were to apply a dogs approach to forgiveness to your love life then the second your lover say forgets to pick up the milk you will have to take a prized procession of theirs out to the yard and smash it with a hammer and then maybe pee on it for good measure.

The security of unconditional love

The article says "It's interesting to note that celebrities are over-the-top pet lovers," he says. "This is because their dogs really love them for who they are, not their A-list status; a dog will always treat you the same. Dogs offer truly substantive relationships in a way most people don't."

I must agree, some dogs form an almost shall we say obsessive bond with one person. I've known a few that absolutely refuse to have anything to do with anyone other than their one love. I imagine that if Dogs had opposable thumbs we’d have a lot more “Spots” and “Fluffys” being burned into lawns with gasoline. If people had the same unconditional love as their dogs I imagine we’d be buried in restraining orders in the courts.

The comfort of consistency

From the article, "With dogs, regardless of your animal's personality, you pretty much get the same behavior unless he's ill.”

I just have one thing to say to that, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha. Please, my sides are hurting. Dogs are never moody?! Oh God, can’t breathe.

The need to be playful

The easiest way to burn out a working dog is to work him all the time — that pretty much goes for relationships as well.”

So all you people out there that just got a lover so he or she could be in charge of running your house, keeping it clean, cooking your meals, and any other household business for the rest of their lives they probably won’t like it. And all it took was a dog to tell you that sometimes you have to do something fun or you’ll go mad. We should elect Lassie as the next Emperor of Earth!

The importance of effective communication

Did you know that the only way to get a dog to do what you want is to know how to communicate that to him. Well apparently that works the same for people.

I could have sworn that we all had telepathic powers by now but this Dog article claims otherwise. So I guess we should start talking or something, maybe even invent some way to put our words to a physical form. I hear Cyril’s got his hand in making an alphabet so that should help.

Oh man these things just kill me. I have two more I found under my hat that are just asking for ridicule.

But what I really have to ask is just how does someone go about thinking they can pick some random object and decide it has all the answers of the universe when it comes to human nature?

Does anyone else get a small kick out of reading these incredibly stupid articles or am I just that weird?
 
I have a hotmail account, and it has links to all these idiotic life and relationships articles. It's all pulled out of someone's ass. I've been around dogs all my life and now own my first one so I can chime in here.

The reassurance of forgiveness

According to the article a dog has the memory of a goldfish with a coke habit and will forgive you almost as soon as you break its poor little heart. This right off the bat tells me the author of this article has never had a dog in their life and maybe saw one on TV once.

What a crock. We trusted leaving the dog uncrated for a bit because we thought we could, and he gnawed up the corner of my coffee table. I ripped into him for it, screaming and waving my arms that it was bad. I thought I made my point but he did it again a couple days later, which resulted in more yelling.

I replaced the table, and he's afraid to go anywhere near it now. He remembers the trouble he got in for sure. Also, if they have no memory, how is it you can progressively train them to do stuff? Otherwise you'd be teaching sit and stay every day of his life.

The comfort of consistency

From the article, "With dogs, regardless of your animal's personality, you pretty much get the same behavior unless he's ill.”

Let's see, there's happy, sad, scared, aggressive, uncooperative, excited, lethargic, concerned, etc.....I think the author was ill.

The need to be playful

The easiest way to burn out a working dog is to work him all the time — that pretty much goes for relationships as well.”

OK, so I'll just not walk him around the park so he gets fat and bored and turns to my shoes for amusement.

Ever hear the phrase, "A tired dog is a good dog"? I've got a young chocolate lab, he needs more activity than I can even give him.

The importance of effective communication

Did you know that the only way to get a dog to do what you want is to know how to communicate that to him. Well apparently that works the same for people.

I was trying to find a way to make my skin change colors depending on my mood so he'd know what I want. But this talking thing seems easier. I'm sure its just a fad.
 
Like this?
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Or more like this?
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Am I allowed to post in this thread if I don't have a Labrador in my avatar ? :D

Yes but only if you include three pictures of cute lab puppies as a toll.

Yorkies are cuter.

Ban him!

I like my dogs a little larger than that. As far as terriers go, I like Westies the best I think. I stayed at a pet friendly B&B in Maine last fall where the owners had some. They were fun little pups.
 
I have never been able to understand what motivates people to shell out hundreds if not thousands for genetically defective purebreds when the world is FULL of mutts that could use a good home :confused: If they were humans, we'd call it racism.

My "Mexican Rat-Hound" ;) Olivia puts all your fancy dogs to shame :p

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I have never been able to understand what motivates people to shell out hundreds if not thousands for genetically defective purebreds when the world is FULL of mutts that could use a good home :confused: If they were humans, we'd call it racism.

My "Mexican Rat-Hound" ;) Olivia puts all your fancy dogs to shame :p

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I'm in the pure bred from a breeder camp. I respect people that get mutts and hard luck cases from rescues and shelters, but don't have the time or extra money to devote to a dog with that much potential baggage.

So I get a pure bred with certified eyes, hips, etc. It gives me a little more certainty as to the dog's temperament and health.
 
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