Please Don't Eat Our Best Friends

[robertsonsinami]

Yesterday, I was thoroughly disgusted by one user's forum posts about eating dog meat. He or she boasted about it in the Psychiatrist thread and then created their own thread entitled Dog Meat Is Delicious, which contained images of dead dogs laying on a table at some sort of outdoor market in China or somewhere. I forget exactly what country but that's not relevant. At risk of committing what's called 'naming and shaming', I won't mention the user's name but you moderators know who I'm talking about because you removed that thread soon after I reported it. So thanks for that!

But I can't simply let it go without injecting some positivity to balance the scale. So, despite this thread's odd title, I'd like this to become sort of a dog appreciation thread. I live in the States and we love our dogs or at least most of us do. Admittedly, there are people here who treat dogs badly. They pit them against each other in to-the-death fights, they hoard them, drive them out to rural areas and abandon them, puppy mills. Like I said earlier, we love our dogs here so if/when they're caught, they'll face penalties of our animal cruelty laws. Which aren't as stiff as I'd like, by the way, but it is what it is.  

I'll begin by posting some choice quotes from various dog lovers and encourage anyone to post whatever you like as long as it follows the theme of this thread. Here we go...

• When an eighty-five-pound mammal licks your tears away, then tries to sit on your lap, it’s hard to feel sad. ~Kristan Higgins

• Happiness is a warm puppy. ~Charles M. Schulz

• If I could be half the person my dog is, I’d be twice the human I am. ~Charles Yu

• Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love. They depart to teach us about loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart. ~Erica Jong

• There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. ~Ben Williams

• I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive. ~Gilda Radner

• If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience. ~Woodrow Wilson

• Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer. ~Dean Koontz

• I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source. ~Doris Day

• Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day. ~John Grogan

And just so everyone knows, August 26th is Dog Appreciation Day. So, mark that on your calendar as the day to either adopt a dog from a local shelter, lavish your own dog with treats and loving or, if you don't have a dog, celebrate the day by donating your time and money to the local animal and dog shelter. They'll be happy to see you!

Cheers.