He may have a point. My dog has never compared Trump to Hilter. Not once.
Goldberg writes an appropriately squishy article.
Go away Jonah, no one likes you.
Personally, I’m tired of Jasper
Spent New years eve at my nieces house with other family members. 4 running and screaming kids and 6 barking dogs made for a lovely evening........Couldn’t get out of there soon enough.
Apparently the author lives in some sort of vacuum. Dogs and Cats are very political. To the left all dogs are not created equal. True leftists believe the only good dog is a “rescue dog”, preferably one who was starving in a third world country and about to be roasted for lunch on the open fire that is used to keep the hut warm. Owning a certified AKC purebred from a reputable breeder is just about as bad as advocating for Eugenics.
California politicians understand this... “Starting January 1, pet stores in California will only be allowed to sell dogs, cats, and rabbits obtained from animals shelters or rescue organizations, as the law known as AB 485.”
https://www.thecut.com/2018/12/california-bans-pet-stores-selling-non-rescue-animals-ab-485.html
There are ALWAYS the annoying jerks who have ONLY ONE issue, and any other issue means you’re a retarded God-hating communist if you care about it as much or more. On both right and left.
There’s no way in the world I’d ever have a dog.
I get my companionship from people, not an animal. Too many people place human characteristics in their pets.
“Jonah Goldberg” that was as far as I went. No need to read further.
In today’s society in the USA, I don’t think all these dogs represent an attempt to assuage loneliness.
I think they are a warm & fuzzy SECURITY feature with an INSTANT response-—not some hack on the phone asking you if you need assistance...after someone has done a home invasion, and you are bleeding to death. Cheaper to feed my dogs than to pay ADT for their ‘service’. I live rural & it would take longer for ANYONE to come to my aid.
My newest dog is a Queensland Heeler cattle dog & is VERY hyper-—the the point of being psycho-—but she hears things that I don’t & she is relentless with aggressive barking.
I have acreage & have gates closed with chains at night, but she goes off at all hours. Either coyotes or rabbits, both of which draw her attention.
While I do like my dogs for company-—I use them PRIMARILY for security alerts.
I have had about 13 different dogs over the past 52 years, and each of them had their own personality. Some were laid back Labradors, with a deep voice, and some were like my Chow/ ?? mix who would crawl across my legs in the middle of the night & growl in a very low pitch until he woke me up. Prowlers that heard me rack the shotgun went SWIFTLY across my property & away from my house. Bandit didn’t bark in those night time hours—just would growl low & wake me up to the danger. He traveled with me all across the country & I never had any car breakins with him on duty. Even when I was working as a grocery cashier & I had crossed an ILLEGAL strike picket line. Left him in the car with all the windows down & parked right in front of my cashier station. He would just growl & move from window to window and the picketers left him AND my car alone.
Besides-—I can save on heating costs-—Having dogs all on the king sized bed are warmer. Literally a 3 Dog Night.
Should circumstances permit, I'd probably get another dog. I like having furry members of the family, and I do like dogs. They are loyal and friendly, and respond to good treatment.