The rest of the story ...
It began here, I guess it really touched one of my buttons as proven here, and now for the rest of the story ...
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1 week ago
Monday, August 06, 2007
1 comment:
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Well, thanks for being open to accepting other points of view. There's plenty that does get me steamed, and I am not sure that I would be as quick to consider differing opinions.
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8/8/07, 11:03 AM
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Joe,
Well, when Pappy ain't fetching, he's humping the puppies. I throw the ball to keep him from bein' incarcerated.
Sunshine,
Eh, I look at it as being an object lesson in the disadvantages of being too narrowly focused. Pappy needs to put his head on a swivel.
8/05/2007
Me n Teka used to have a lot of fun doing the same thing to Travis. Muzzer says you should be glad Pappy will retrieve! It is below my dingity.
8/05/2007
An "object lesson" ? You've got to be kidding, right?
8/05/2007
Sunshine,
I understand your dislike, but can't say I feel as strongly about it. Of course I didn't have to work very hard to reinforce the whole retreiving response. I've been bothered at times when it seemed too rough, but often it draws Pappy out of the shell of ballchasing and into social play. In truth I've had much more disturbing problems with other dogs chasing his ball and getting aggressive if he grabs it first.
Gus,
Yeah, neighbor dog Molly likes to give Pappy a hip-check if he isn't paying attention to her. That, or steal his ball and run off.
8/05/2007
Ah, I see, you are lucky to have nice, though denizen dogs at your park. You are lucky!!
8/05/2007
Sunshine,
To me it all looks like kids playing, but maybe that's a warped perception from being raised in an all-boy house. It reminds me of when we'd be watching TV and my brother would swat me with a pillow until I reacted, and then he'd try to bury me in sofa cushions. Good times.
8/06/2007
Ah, I see perfectly now, you are very right!!
You reminded me of hours spent watching my brother wrestle with his friends. I sat on the sidelines wondering what the fascination could possibly be.
Perhaps this is just the perspective I needed to adjust mine a bit. Thank-you for that. I guess I needed to get over my initial inclination to be an over protective mother.
I love your blog. Your sense of sense of humor and view of things is refreshingly humorous and unique!!
"Sunshine"
8/06/2007