tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611122631420217857.post5137884892043272954..comments2023-06-23T04:01:49.547-04:00Comments on Heartbeat for the Nations: Why my dog is like a child.....Laurenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14334077947608793435noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611122631420217857.post-29207089174641468502008-10-10T19:30:00.000-04:002008-10-10T19:30:00.000-04:00I despise it when dog owners compare dogs to child...I despise it when dog owners compare dogs to children. Children laugh, talk, ask questions, they can read, write,.... they are the future of this nation. Dogs are lower species that don't even know they're alive, for Christ's sake. DOGS ARE DOGS. Stop comparing them to children, you damn dog freaks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611122631420217857.post-26118420078004905702008-06-25T17:34:00.000-04:002008-06-25T17:34:00.000-04:00re 5: I don't have to go too many places by mysel...re 5: I don't have to go too many places by myself if I don't want, but we're thinking about getting a dog, and I'm totally excited about the "greasing the social skids" effect that having a dog when out walking around the neighborhood could have.kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12206478948267638645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611122631420217857.post-25683689900226258632008-06-23T14:41:00.000-04:002008-06-23T14:41:00.000-04:00Brent - Thanks for sharing your dog stories :) Lex...Brent - Thanks for sharing your dog stories :) Lexie sounds a bit like a bratty little sister. I can say that, because I have been known to be that in the past. However, I usually avoid the biting and go more for the yelling, hitting routine. Also, I've been known to run to Mom for protection, too! See, certain traits must be common to humans and animals, alike.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14334077947608793435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5611122631420217857.post-79189780930432069562008-06-21T20:45:00.000-04:002008-06-21T20:45:00.000-04:00Lexie, a Lhasa Apsos (sp), (which is more my mothe...Lexie, a Lhasa Apsos (sp), (which is more my mother's dog) has different roles that each person in the family plays. My dad is her play toy and I am her rival brother. A bone will lay pretty much untouched until I walk in, then she'll chew it up...and stare at me the whole time. She makes no bones (pun intended) about biting me if it comes down to it. If my mother tries to get on the floor to play with Lexie, she (the dog) will just look at her. If I start teasing Lexie too much, she'll run to her mama, jump in her lap and stare at me. Lexie loves to go ride to see cows (Lahsas were originally bred in Tibet to be Yak herders-so ive been told), and will sometimes look up at nighttime airplanes flying over. However, a squirrel may stand right next to her, and she wont see it. Im not completely sure how these are human traits, but they are interesting nonetheless. <BR/>Now the previous dog we owned, JP, a cocker spaniel, was nothing less than a docile gentleman. He would not hurt a flea if it bit him. He <I>could</I> see a squirrel standing next to him and would not hesitate to go after it. Then there was the one time with JP and the toad. It jumped, he picked it up, it defended itself the way that toads do, and JP spit it out. The toad jumped again, and JP could not resist once again picking it up, and the cycle continued until I rescued the poor toad. JP had foam all over his mouth. Once again, I dont think that is a human trait (to pick a toad up with one's mouth), but is a funny story anyway.Brent Sherrodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798946526580054817noreply@blogger.com