Since my last update was about cats, and I don\u2019t even especially care for cats, I thought I\u2019d give equal time to something I do care about \u2014 dogs. There have been a number of dogs in my life. In fact, I can\u2019t remember them all. We had big dogs, little dogs, black dogs, white dogs, dogs with spots, indoor dogs and outdoor dogs \u2014 they were all special in their own way.
\nLots has been written about dogs and one thing that strikes me, is that almost all writings about dogs are complimentary and positive \u2014 not so with cats (remember a book, \u201c100 Things to do with a Dead Cat?\u201d)<\/p>\n
The term dog has made equally as much headway into our language as cat. Maybe I should just let sleeping dogs lie, but here\u2019s some phrases most of us use mentioning man\u2019s best friend:
\nMy dad used to say he was going to see a man about a dog, and we\u2019ve all heard that his bark is worse than his bite and if you\u2019re married, or even if you\u2019re not, you\u2019re sometimes in the doghouse. What kid hasn\u2019t tried the old favorite \u2014 the dog ate my homework, and we all know that you can\u2019t teach an old dog new tricks. Right now we\u2019re in the midst of the dog days of summer in this dog-eat-dog world and it\u2019s been so dry here lately, I\u2019d like to see it raining cats and dogs.
\nJust like we do with cats, we often use dog idioms in our conversations that have nothing to do with dogs. With the elections gearing up, we\u2019ll probably hear crooked as a dog\u2019s hind leg a lot, and if you\u2019re like me, just listening to the politicians makes me sick as a dog. Some of us tell shaggy dog stories, put on the dog and think we lead a dog\u2019s life because we have to work like a dog. And I often wonder who let the dogs out?
\nAgain, like cats, there are a lot of old wives tales about dogs \u2014 like if a dog\u2019s nose is cold or wet, the dog is healthy, that dogs eat grass to induce vomiting or feeding a dog raw eggs gives him a shiny coat. Most people believe that one human year equals seven dog years \u2014 according to my extensive research, after a dog reaches 2 years of age, he ages about five dog years to every human year. Also something to keep in mind is that if a dog wags his tail, it\u2019s not necessarily a sign that he\u2019s friendly.
\nThere sly dogs, shaggy dogs, bird dogs, dirty dogs, dog collars, hot digity dogs, hot dogs, lucky dogs, prairie dogs, top dogs, mad dogs, junk yard dogs, hound dogs, and of course hush puppies that will probably be the subject of another blog\u2026..<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve heard it said that the world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog\u2026. hard to argue with that \u2014 I\u2019ve always thought the average dog was nicer than the average person, but don\u2019t let your dog\u2019s admiration for you convince you that you\u2019re wonderful.
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Since my last update was about cats, and I don\u2019t even especially care for cats, I thought I\u2019d give equal time to something I do care about \u2014 dogs. There have been a number of dogs in my life. In … Continue reading