Almost Converted
Normally, I'm a cat person. I find felines simply irresistible and would sit for hours quite contentedly with a big ball of fur purring like a lawn mower in my lap. While I'm pretty sure that I'm still a cat lover through and through, I did meet a dog last weekend at Wormfarm that almost made me change my mind.
That's Trouser in the photo above. He was the big black farm dog that greeted me with a well-aimed lick on my nose as soon as I got out of our car. I think I could grow to love this dog. He could keep up with the kids one minute and then collapse and totally chilax the next. His big bushy tail is thick with spiky burrs, nature's own Super Strength Velcro, but he doesn't seem to mind. I think one could learn a lot about the good life by hanging out with a dog like Trouser.
Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 12:05AM | Permalink | in Creatures tagged animal, farm dog, wormfarm institute 
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Trouser is a beauty. Take it from a person who has lived her entire life with dogs: Trouser gets a lot of exercise and attention where he lives. Were he living in the city, it would be a different story. His breed needs daily stimulation - both emotional and physical. Without that 7-day-a-week healthy and sufficient stimulation of his body and mind that poor boy would be destructive and perhaps worse. So, if a body is willing to give a dog that 7-day-a-week dedication for their needs, they are a magnificent companion. Without that dedication and time commitment, it would be a different story :)
Trouser is truly an image of contenment -- but there is a reason why he is so content. :)
From a huge and lifetime dog-lover and dog-guardian. :-D
Dogs are such different creatures than cats, aren't they? I like the independant nature of cats, but dogs are so happy and full of wonderment and excitement.