Thursday, 5 February 2015

The truth about dogs

I loved this elegant and funny opening to an article by Stephen Budiansky from the Atlantic (July 1999), titled ‘The Truth About Dogs’: 

‘If some advertiser or political consultant could figure out just what it is in human psychology that makes us willing to believe that dogs are loyal, trustworthy, selfless, loving, courageous, noble, and obedient, he could retire to his own island in the Caribbean in about a week with what he would make peddling that secret. Dogs belong to that select group of con artists at the very top of the profession, the ones who pick our pockets clean and leave us smiling about it. Dogs take from the rich, they take from the poor, and they keep it all. They lie on top of the air-conditioning vent in the summer; they curl up by the fireplace in the winter; they commit outrages against our property too varied and unspeakable to name. They decide when we may go to bed at night and when we must rise in the morning, where we may go on vacation and for how long, whom we may invite over to dinner, and how we should decorate our living rooms. They steal the very bread from our plates (I'm thinking here of a collie I used to have whose specialty actually was toast). If we had roommates who behaved like this, we'd be calling a lawyer, or the police.’
 

13 comments:

  1. Thank you so much for your informative and touching post. Dogs are the best friend of mine. I dont think anything without my dog.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I am an avid reader who likes engaging content. That's why I am here. Your original views on this topic are refreshing and interesting. You've done a great job of expressing your views. Thank you.
    tu 95| call of duty| clicker heroes| strike force heroes 2| kitten cannon
    scooby doo games| scooby doo| brain games| braingames| brain

    ReplyDelete
  3. Thanks for sharing this blog its very informative and useful for use.

    ดูหนัง

    ReplyDelete
  4. slither.io apk mı arıyorsun? Tıkla, slither.io apk indir: slither.io apk indir

    ReplyDelete
  5. 토토
    안전놀이터

    What an amazing article. Genuinely love it, thank you! I really adore your blog.

    ReplyDelete
  6. 스포츠토토티비
    스포츠중계

    very great information same stuff as this great website

    ReplyDelete
  7. 토토
    와이즈토토


    Wow! It is really so useful and so knowledgeable post. Thanks for share. Keep Posting, Good Job.

    ReplyDelete
  8. สล็อต PGSLOTแตกง่าย เล่นง่ายได้เงินจริงผู้ให้บริการเกมสล็อต pg slot ออนไลน์บนโทรศัพท์เคลื่อนที่ที่มีเกมนานาประการให้เลือก เป็นเกมรูปแบบใหม่ที่ทำเงินให้ผู้เล่นได้เงินจริง 

    ReplyDelete