A strong argument for cats.
So my sister has a friend who has a dog. Not a particularly well-behaved dog. A bad dog as it were. And returning home one night some time ago, they found the living room devastated. The dog tore up the place. Pulled all the cushions off the couch and tore them apart. And on top of the debris, the cherry atop the doggie induced detritus of what was once their living room, was the chewed and slobbery copy of their new book, "An Idiot's Guide to Training Your Dog."
She swears this is the gospel truth.
And I swear this made me laugh harder than any story I have heard this month.
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kind of reminds me (in some inane way) of people buying "idiots guide to amazing sex" or "great sex for dummies"...
are these the kind of people the world should have trying to procreate?
Posted by: ladymidori | December 23, 2003 04:18 AM
I found myself gazing with much enjoyment at my new puppy, appreciating the fact that she was frolicking in the front yard, making new friends, delighted at the fact she was having so much fun with her new toys.
After a closer look, I realized she was sharing a pair of my underwear with the neighbors... Enough said.
Posted by: MF | December 23, 2003 07:34 AM
Hah! Good one! Your sister's dog has an anger management problem, literally!
I once shared an adorable Weimaraner, a little too frisky and a bit of a chewer. The ex still owes me for 5 shoes she ate; she also ate an entire 5-foot rubber tree and chewed a hole in our mattress. We left her in the house to run errands one day before Christmas; when we came home, I found her chewing on one of my presents under the tree. Mine, the mother figure. Took me a while, but I figured out she didn't feel safe left alone and got angry and acted out each time we left her. A kennel helped quite a bit; she felt safer in it and so did we...good luck to your sister on this one!
Posted by: Rayne | December 23, 2003 09:53 AM
...ok this certainly doesn't help my case to get my dogs back and living here for a bit! sheesh! in other news, are you buying me a kitten? :D
Posted by: tassy | December 23, 2003 10:39 AM
My dog likes to save food for later by burying it in my bed. I guess he feels like it will be safe there. Not long ago, I found a rock of garlic bread under my pillow. Other than that, he's pretty civilized, and thankfully, he is very small, so even if he did chew, he's only capable of so much...
Posted by: crazyjane | December 23, 2003 11:38 AM
Jimbo, you KNOW what I am going to say - so I won't spam your comment section.
Posted by: Noggie | December 23, 2003 11:47 AM
Now, see, if the book had been "A Wise Man's Guide to Training Your Dog," it would have been a different story.
Posted by: April | December 23, 2003 02:31 PM
Yeah, but at the end of the day, a cat is still... a freakin' cat. Bleh.
Posted by: dave | December 23, 2003 09:27 PM
this is a strong argument for cats (to be that dog's new chew toy)... indeed.
Posted by: dvl | December 23, 2003 09:33 PM
i'm still not getting a cat. regardless of how many shoes i may lose, i like dogs better than people. period.
Posted by: the mighty jimbo | December 24, 2003 09:18 PM