Dogs

[WyvernSlayer]

I haven't clicked on your video link yet, but I swear to god if it's one of those Sarah McLaughlan ASPCA vids, I'm going to hurt you, Mizu.

This is actually a pretty powerful subject for me, and I didn't think it would be. Growing up, I always had a dog. For almost 15 years, I had a shepherd-lab mix who was just the sweetest thing. She would always play with us when we were little by knocking us down and stealing our socks. Heh... my little brother would always try to grab onto his ankles to keep his socks on, and she would just drag him around the kitchen floor like a backwards dog sled. I remember when we finally had to put her down... that was the first time I had ever seen my dad cry.

Now that I'm living on my own, I've always wanted to visit the shelter near me and adopt a dog, just as my family had always done. But I just can't justify it right now. Not because of cost, but because I'm just not home enough, and it wouldn't be fair to the dog to keep them home alone all day. You nailed it, Mizu - dogs are so much like children to us, that it would (should) feel very wrong to abandon them.


Sigh... now I miss my puppies. I hope they're having a great time chasing rabbits in the great dog park in the sky.