DAWGS | 2007-04-07
Never trust anybody who desn't pronounce the "w" in the word dog.
I was reading a bok called Dogspeak some time back. I love dogs.
One thing I learned was that dogs are more social than people are. The author pointed out that, unlike what I had assumed, dogs do not resent leashes. That kind of worried me, snce leash laws, though necessary, keep them from running free. But the author said that to the dog, the leash means you are going to walk WITH him.
Also, I had read the conventional wisdom that puppies lick older dogs to get them to vomit them up some food, so a puppy's lick is nt the wonderful thing we think. As always, anulterior motive makes the writer look smart. The vet said that was nonsense. When a dog licks your face, even a puppy, it means you are the greatest thing in the world to him.
I was happy to see that. Being licked by a puppy is one of the few honest, delightful expressions of love this tired old world has to offer.