Our friends, the dogs. Real friends, indeed. They're always there to help us, to give us love. Love? In reality, they are just social animals and, once they've accepted you as their leader (the alpha-animal) they're all yours. I've never had a dog, but I think they're just trainable, but besides that, a bit stupid.
In the early 20th century, some researchers studied the level of loyalty a dog can reach. Slowly, they mutilated the "experimentation animals": a hind leg less, then a front leg cut, an eye, an ear ...and the dog (who of course had been the "researcher's" companion for years) would keep licking the man's hand.
Isn't it sad? The existence of an animal that is willing to martirize itself before abandoning its master? ?
Please don't get mad - dogs are wonderful and, definitely, one of the most important elements in a lot of people's life.Have you ever heard people saying that, after a certain period of time, dog and owner start to look more and more alike? That was the reason why the dog-food brand "Cesar" hosted an owner / dog look alike contest.
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Sometimes I wonder: why do we still use the word DOG to describe such a heterogeneous group of canine beings? When I was a child, a dog was a wolf-like, rather big predator, which both protected the family members and gave love to them (I didn't say "made love", don't worry).
Nowadays, things have turned just way too fancy. Some so-called dogs are just like a miniature-version of their jet-set plastic American mummies. Horrible. These poor little things are no bigger than rats and have to carry tons of jewelry, get their hair dyed, their nails painted and I'm sure that perfumes for dogs exist, too.The creature on the photo is just soooo cute - but a dog? Perfect to be carried in a rich art collector's Dior bag.
But, imagine, if he's male - maybe his mummy didn't even ask him about his sexual preferences...
Recently, the Spanish ultra-conservative newspaper "ABC" published a one-page article about "canine beauty" in its section about religion and faith (no, it's not common to find this kind of section in European newspapers). I asked myself : why could this issue be of interest for the Christian community? Well, because the spoiling and embellishing of cats and dogs is supposedly a pagan tradition and therefore may lead us astray... God help us!
Compared to the little jet-set midget, Giant George is one the real dogs of the past. Well, actually so big, that even in the past few of his species could compete with him. This Great Dane is the tallest living dog, as you can see on his website. You can also follow George on Facebook and Twitter.According to the owners, "he sleeps in a queen-sized bed and goes through 55 kilos of dog food a month".
The Great Dane is one of the tallest dog breeds that exist. But at least, it conserves a dog-like appearance. What humans have done to the canine species is just terrifying. A species that is manipulated and modelled in order to entertain even the most extravagant owner.
Like in the 19th century, when it was considered chic among upper-class ladies to be seen in company of a "human curiosity" (dwarfs, crippled, bearded women etc) or have sexual relations with them, nowadays, owning the weirdest dog ever seen makes people feel special and gives them a certain feeling of exciting but socially accepted freakness.Some of the most extreme breeds are abominate, nothing but a violation of nature. These creatures, such as the Shar-Pei dog on the photo, oftenly have to bear a live of pain due to the great number of diseases they suffer: constant muscle-ache as a consequence of a disproportionate body, conjunctivitis, infections of the skin folds, genetic disorders etc etc. Animals born to be laughed at, to inspire pity.
Why are these dog breeds so sickly? Because they are descendants of "errors of nature" and also suffer the consequences of consanguinity. Current breed standards encourage the intentional breeding of deformed or disabled dogs ("new products") and the inbreeding of closely related animals.
Just look at the happy face of the proud owner of probably one of the earth's ugliest dogs. I could vomit!
Sorry, I shouldn't be so pessimistic. I repeat, dogs are wonderful. And sometimes just like us. Have you ever taken somebody you've just met to your apartment and regretted it after 5 minutes? That's what happened to him...
And dogs are great for carneval parties. I have to admit that some canine costumes are just brilliant designs. I don't know if a dog has a feeling for dignity, but at least, wearing these fancy dresses for one day doesn't hurt. The spider is one of my favorites:
Talking about hot-dog. We know that the term "hot-dog" has to do with an excited man's member but - what about hot-dogs in Asia?
In Korea, until recently, dogs were not held as pets and were only bred for the food industry. How do you think about that? Would you eat a dog hot-dog? Yes, I know, they are so cute. But what about a little white lamb? If I put a dog and a cute little piglet in front of you - which one would you condemn to death? Remember that pigs are even more intelligent than dogs....
If you compare the two photos below, the only difference is that we are used to seeing pigs only after being roasted and hardly ever alive...
I'm vegetarian, so this is none of my business anyway. In the poll on the left you express your opinion.
No more bothering you with unpleasant and worrying topics:
To remember where dogs originally come from (from wolves), watch the following video about "dog attack styles" by National Geographic. Very instructive.
Dogs should never be trained by stupid private persons such as certain neo-Nazis who, due to a lack of viril power, feel the strong need to create killer-machines, by mistreating dogs like bulldogs since they are puppies.
In the video, big dogs are trained to guard against intruders.
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