Sometimes dogs are just bored and they bark for attention. If you give your dog the job he was bred for, such as retrieving for a lab, or running for a greyhound, they are more satisfied and bark less. I do that for mine and use the hose on the neighbors dog when it barks too much.

I prefer a dog that barks honestly than a silent assassin: I was once running in my early adulthood, was attacked silently from behind by a dog which bit my heel and startled the flying fuck out of me. Reacting purely without thought, I wheeled around and kicked at whatever was attacking me, killing the dog, causing me to feel remorse, hatred, and disgust among other things, and giving me nightmares to this day.

I think I've told this story before - forgive me if I have.

Sweet JEsus!

hooph...

...well, Eric, you'll probably tell that story to a few more therapists over the years.

Sorry that happened. I can see the whole thing. You probably thought it was a muskrat. The Captain and Tenille filled your head up with crazy ideas. You reacted. It was done. You can't get the pup back in the pooch once the guts are on the ground. Lord knows I've tried.

Did you tell the owner? Or did you just keep running?

Man, you've been running ever since, haven't you, boy? Tiring, I'll bet. But confession is good for the soul, especially good confessions where you kill something. Good one.

I delivered the broken-jawed creature to what I believed to be its doorstep and rang the bell, but no one answered, so I left it there. I didn't blame the dog nearly as much as the owners who let it loose, and I tried to write a note but couldn't find anything to write it with and thought leaving a message carved in their door with a stick or key or something would be crueler still. I also changed my running route.

No leash, no love. The dog's demise is the owner's fault, Eric. But I understand your remorse because the poor dog paid the price for just being a dog.

It's probably a good thing the owners weren't home. They probably would have caused you trouble, as if it were your fault their dog was chasing after and biting joggers.

On the topic of barking, our puppy is an effective barker. He barks when he's playing, when his lead gets all wrapped around shrubs in the yard, when his water dish is empty, or when he needs to go out, etc. He's not too chatty otherwise, which is a huge relief because he's a small dog and we were afraid he'd be yappy.

Jesus, Olsen.

That's a horrific story. How hard did the damn dog bite you? And how hard did you kick the dog?

CW: You're a big Far Side fan, right? That seems to be your kind of style. A bizarro take on the mundane that ends up being still rather mundane.

It bit me hard enough to leave marks, although I don't think it actually drew blood through my clothes and shoes. Mainly it just startled me totally and I stopped, planted, turned and kicked as hard as I fucking could at a time I was still taking karate. YOu kick pretty much anything smaller than you as hard as you can in the head and it will likely expire.

*hugs* my dog tighter.


You know I found something unusual... most the conservative sites I visit, people have pictures of thier cats all over the place... cats, cats, cats... So I began to wonder is conservatives are more likey cat lovers than dog lovers.

I mean it was uncanny how many neo-con sites I visit and whole posts and galleries devoted to cats.

I always thought conservatives were more likely to be dog lovers. Looks like somebody needs to take a pet census.

it can now be reported that BOTH liberals and conservatives are more likely to be humans than any other species

I have a dog. I am not all that fond of cats in general unless they are exotic being crossed with a Bengal cat, Siamese (because they act like dogs), hairless (I am allergic to cats), or act like dogs. Still if I had a very old house or a barn, I would have a few cats as that they are excellent to have in barns. I just cannot see a proper barn or stable without at least a trio of cats.

Tho... there are times a few good Amish rat terriers would be better. One of the few small dogs I actually like because they work their ass off.

My dog is half German Shepard and Half Border Collie. I couldn't ask for a better combo!

When I get my little farm someday, I seriously have been thinking of starting a breeding program crossing those breeds. You get a good size dog that is really smart, brave, and will guard or herd. I have lived in some really sketchy places and people are scared of my dog- as well they should be. She loves her family but someone she doesn't know better not come near without a proper introduction!

And even then, it takes her about an hour to decide if she want to like them or not.

I love her soooooo much. =)

Oh, God, look what I started. We got people talking baby talk to their dogs online.

Tek, I love you, you know I love you, and your dog, I love him too, and your dream of a little farm. Love that too. But if you start posting pictures of your dog I will never return to your site again.

I talk to my dogs too, constantly, and they talk back. We snuggle. We sleep together. One of them wanted a tattoo with my name on it.

But this was a SERIOUS POST, people! From a SERIOUS WRITER of postables!

And look at me, I'm a laughingstock, a Far Sider, an odd one! If I post a serious piece about politics, nobody comments. Happy Food? It looks like a hit, maybe one of those long-termers like RJ's "Self-mutilation."

Now a word in my offense. Self-described "humorists" are always complaining. If people take them seriously, they say they were being funny. If people laugh at them, they wonder why nobody ever takes them seriously.

This is why I have dogs in the first place. They can't tell the difference either, but they bark at everything I say. It's all good to them. Little loud-mouth bastards.

Eric! I'll pay your expenses to bring your foot to Chicago. It's needed.

My mouth will take a size 13 but no larger.

Dogs have enormous testes.

My dog is a BITCH, thank you very much.

I do post pics of her occasionally if I have a cute one and she has a few pics of her own up in the gallery on my site but I don't follow my dog around all day with a camera taking pictures of her licking her butt or laying on the floor, or eating and expounding

"AAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWw HERE IS ANOTHER PICTURE OF MY DOG DOING SOMETHING COMPLETELY MUNDANE THAT ONLY I WOULD FIND AMUSING... KIND OF LIKE WHEN I FART! HOO HOO, HEE HEE, HA, HA... "

Dogs are cool, but cats are the way to go. Their testes aren't abhorrently big.

My mouth will take a size 13 but no larger

Damn, CW, can I buy you a drink?

Damn, that was really funny, BoomCrash :) I'm at a loss for words.

I'm a leftist and a cat person. Dogs are too needy, slobbery and loud for me. I had a dog growing up, though, so I'm alright with them.

That is all.

A, Baba Bouie! You lean left, got a take it to your tailor.

Me, I am a dog lover, but a cat person. I like to go off by myself, I never defecate anywhere I feel like it, and never in the open. I give myself a good grooming once a day. I often fantasize about licking myself all over. In fact, it's a recurring dream that always wakes me up. Usually it's some dog.

:-)
It was just a joke. Hopefully it didn't give anybody the urge to hide their vaseline behind all the cleaners under the sink.

How do you fix the problem when you don't own the dog?

JUST KILL IT !

I have the sweetest neighbor. She is helpful and kind. She feeds my cats when I take vacations and we go to concerts together.
BUT when it comes to her 3 dogs, she is CLUELESS!! These obnoxious dogs bark constantly when they are outside. They wake me up, they infuriate me. I find it astounding that such a nice person can be so inconsiderate. She has no clue that her dogs are so hated. She yells at them "SHUT UP!" They ignore her. I have gently suggested using a rolled up newspaper to smack them so they get the message. I have told her about smacking the nose of a friend's dog that used to jump on me.it worked! After I slapped the heck out of that dog it never jumped on me again.
I guess I'll just have to come out and tell her how much her dogs annoy me. If it doesn't stop soon, I'll kill them. (I've killed barking dogs before- its very therapeutic)

mr. fisher, how can you say hip hop music has no rhythm? you obviously dont know what you are talking about. the words flow along with the beat. thats more than i can say for most rock, or country. you are just an ignorant, closed minded person who talks out of your ass!