oh, ya

My brilliant post was about dogs, sort of. I suppose it was really about ideology.

Obama's insistant ona shelter dog. But he's got a couple of problems here. The first complication is the allergy situtation.

His choices are limited in a big way with his daughter's health situtation.
Neither breed he's interested in is very likely to be found in shelters. It's numbers. There just aren't that many of the dogs on the ground, and breeders tend to take in unwanted dogs even picking them up from shelters if they end up there as they can in order to get them adoped to new families.

This was really sparked from a brief news clip I saw of him yesterday. Obama looked pissed, and Biden called him Mr. President and related the statement from someone about how glad he was that Obama is president, yada, yada, yada, whatever and Obama unbent, lowered his head with an acklowegment kind of turn and gave a pleased smile. Arrogant and prideful, isn't he.

They say that people have to be arrogant to think that they can be president anyway, so I'll wait and see on that.

But if he's that hooked on his ideas and beliefs it can be a problem getting a dog.

It's good to rescue animals. Brilliant, in fact. But insisting on a shelter dog in his case is pure ideology in action. It's about image...public image in this case. I don't know that the Obama's have any real dog experience and it's so easy to screw this up.

Getting a shelter dog over a breeder held dog doesn't make you a better person. In fact, his first obligation is to his kids and one is allergic which is the first important thing.

The second important thing is the suitablity of the dog for children. Some breeds are known to not do well with kids, and some are physically too fragile. Kids are rough without meaning to hurt them and the dogs get smashed and broken legs and things.

Once those two qualifications are met, then a rescue dog is nice if possible. BUT, that dog's temperment MUST be suitable, too.

See the difficulty here? He's talking about a dog he likes. Big and rowdy.
He's a big guy. His girls aren't. He can physically deal with a big, rowdy dog. Kids can't. It's size and strength. They don't have it.

Big, rowdy dogs push kids around, knock them down, drag them with the leash. Kids get overwhelmed, frustrated and annoyed with big dogs real fast. The dog is supposed to be for the girls, not for him.

Yes. He should think about Standard Poodles. Wouldn't it be wonderful he endeavored to reestablish their rightful reputation? That's dog rescue. People think they're sissy dogs and they're not. They're big, rowdy dogs. With a better temperment for kids than big, rowdy, stuborn dogs that are hard to train. Poodles are much more bidable and aggreeable and easily trainable than the stubborn dogs. They're devoted to family, loving and ATHLETIC. They're great circus dogs, aren't they. Why? They're smart and athletic.

But people have to follow their bliss. There are breeds I'm more drawn to than others, too. But first I have to consider my circumstances before deciding on a breed, before deciding to rescue or buy. Then I have to know about the breeds I fancy. Do I need a breed, or is a mix ok? What's my daily life like? What do I want the dog for? Hunting, herding, protection, companionship, running? What?

What's my environment? I the dog chews up the couch, it's not the White House historical antique sofa. Doesn't matter quite as much. Do I have a yard? Smaller dogs can be litter trained which helps appt. dewllers. There's lots to consider. A dog chewed off the corner of my end table, licked a hole in the wall, chewed up a couple spots on rugs. What was he? A big, rowdy, stubborn dog. I adored him. I was big enough to stop him running off with me on the leash. The bigger the dog, the bigger the damage and muscle power. I hope they're prepared for the real world of dogs. Dogs are so worth the effort.

But more than anything, I hope they understand that dogs don't think English. They don't get or care about who buys the food. They care about the people who feed them. They'll bond most with the people who spend the most time with them. And don't take that personally. They expect attention from those who give them attention and not from those who don't. It's really simple cause and effect.

But again, it needs to be the right attention. People have to speak to dogs in dog language. Obama's gonna need a dog trainer whether he likes it or not. What kind of time is he gonna have to put into a dog. And if he thinks dogs come socialized to human living, he might be in for a mighty big surprise. Some dogs have more adjustment issues than others, but none of them are born knowing where to potty and where not to.

And yes. It's prefectly fine to split the infinitive. It's a fake rule.