An item on the list is to take the dog to dinner at a restaurant. How stupid is that?
“An item on the list is to take the dog to dinner at a restaurant. How stupid is that?”
Local restaurants here in the Monterey Bay area have outdoor eating areas where folks bring their dogs. They have dog menus. Take the dog for a walk, take him for a Sunday brunch, enjoy the company of other dog owners, it don’t get much better than that.
OK the restaurant thing is stupid. But hey, it is for the owner AND the dog to enjoy together. This is just harmless feel good stuff. Sure the dog doesn’t need it. But for all of us who love dogs and feel we have them for way too short of a time, it is a pleasure to see someone show a dying dog a good time, even if it is as much about us as it is them. Dogs give us a great deal of joy and selfless love.
It is not either/or as far as babies versus dogs. Of course human babies are more important. It is just that it is irrelevant to the story and seems to imply that any love and affection for a dog is taking away love and affection from a baby. It is just not that simple or that either/or. You can have 19 children and counting (is that what it is?) and still have room in your heart for some pets.