Comments on: Kids + Dogs http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/02/08/kids-dogs/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:01:51 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: bryan http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/02/08/kids-dogs/#comment-136644 bryan Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:18:45 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=12809#comment-136644 When I was a kid there were probably 500 people on my street (300 yards long). The school opposite the house (where my mom still lives) probably had 500 kids from the neighbourhood. I've often said I'd never live in the country. I need fast food (fish and chips natch), more than one pub and a couple of Supermarkets and a weekly outdoor market. 30 thousand would be fine, any smaller would be just wrong for me. When I was a kid there were probably 500 people on my street (300 yards long). The school opposite the house (where my mom still lives) probably had 500 kids from the neighbourhood.
I’ve often said I’d never live in the country. I need fast food (fish and chips natch), more than one pub and a couple of Supermarkets and a weekly outdoor market. 30 thousand would be fine, any smaller would be just wrong for me.

]]> By: tom http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/02/08/kids-dogs/#comment-136531 tom Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:58:49 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=12809#comment-136531 Parthenon: I've been there. My town was a little bigger than 500 people, but a lot of people let their dogs run loose. Parthenon: I’ve been there. My town was a little bigger than 500 people, but a lot of people let their dogs run loose.

]]> By: bryan http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/02/08/kids-dogs/#comment-136520 bryan Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:58:35 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=12809#comment-136520 Sorry, re-read post. Got dog, dad died a year after, mom still looks after the dog. Sorry, re-read post. Got dog, dad died a year after, mom still looks after the dog.

]]> By: bryan http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/02/08/kids-dogs/#comment-136519 bryan Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:57:28 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=12809#comment-136519 brian, I got my dog because it cheered up my dying dad. He passed about a year after, but my mom still has him during the day whilst I'm at work and also if I am on a holiday. brian, I got my dog because it cheered up my dying dad. He passed about a year after, but my mom still has him during the day whilst I’m at work and also if I am on a holiday.

]]> By: Toni http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/02/08/kids-dogs/#comment-136494 Toni Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:45:08 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=12809#comment-136494 See, OW, it's never too late to have a happy childhood. :-) See, OW, it’s never too late to have a happy childhood. :-)

]]> By: Parthenon http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/02/08/kids-dogs/#comment-136485 Parthenon Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:18:00 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=12809#comment-136485 Cats are alright if you only understand that their capacity to give a shit is much lower than dogs. People often call them snobby pets... but they're about as smart as chickens, I think. Dogs have a bit more going on up top. Nobody's annoyed their goldfish doesn't give a shit, eh? Cats are alright if you only understand that their capacity to give a shit is much lower than dogs. People often call them snobby pets… but they’re about as smart as chickens, I think. Dogs have a bit more going on up top. Nobody’s annoyed their goldfish doesn’t give a shit, eh?

]]> By: Mark http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/02/08/kids-dogs/#comment-136471 Mark Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:23:22 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=12809#comment-136471 Dr. Monkey: "I had a dog most of the time when I was younger. Now, the girlfriend doesn’t want one and it’s killing me. Oh well." Dude - it's easy - get a new girlfriend. Dr. Monkey: “I had a dog most of the time when I was younger. Now, the girlfriend doesn’t want one and it’s killing me. Oh well.”

Dude – it’s easy – get a new girlfriend.

]]> By: Mark http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/02/08/kids-dogs/#comment-136469 Mark Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:21:42 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=12809#comment-136469 Thanks, OW - I am glad you got to see that dogs are a gift from God. And, yeah, cats are not good pets. We have 'em, but only because the wife likes them. As far as I am concerned, they only serve to annoy the dogs. Thanks, OW – I am glad you got to see that dogs are a gift from God.

And, yeah, cats are not good pets. We have ‘em, but only because the wife likes them. As far as I am concerned, they only serve to annoy the dogs.

]]> By: Brian http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/02/08/kids-dogs/#comment-136456 Brian Mon, 09 Feb 2009 06:22:45 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=12809#comment-136456 Oh, man-- I am in the exact opposite of your position. I grew up with dogs, and love them to death, but don't have one now (mainly because my apartment is small and I am gone at work for a big chunk of the day, and it seems cruel to me to make a dog live under those circumstances). But those wonderful pictures you linked to really make me want to reconsider... Oh, and I share your dislike of cats, both for the reason you cite and also because I got a nasty bite from one once. Oh, man– I am in the exact opposite of your position. I grew up with dogs, and love them to death, but don’t have one now (mainly because my apartment is small and I am gone at work for a big chunk of the day, and it seems cruel to me to make a dog live under those circumstances). But those wonderful pictures you linked to really make me want to reconsider…

Oh, and I share your dislike of cats, both for the reason you cite and also because I got a nasty bite from one once.

]]> By: Dr. Monkey http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/02/08/kids-dogs/#comment-136452 Dr. Monkey Mon, 09 Feb 2009 05:06:37 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=12809#comment-136452 I had a dog most of the time when I was younger. Now, the girlfriend doesn't want one and it's killing me. Oh well. I had a dog most of the time when I was younger. Now, the girlfriend doesn’t want one and it’s killing me. Oh well.

]]> By: Mary Wallace http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/02/08/kids-dogs/#comment-136450 Mary Wallace Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:46:00 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=12809#comment-136450 When my 14 year old was 6, he told his dad and me that he 'had a hole in his heart that only a dog could fill'. OMG. His dad said no, I said yes, we got the dog and a divorce... hehehe When my 14 year old was 6, he told his dad and me that he ‘had a hole in his heart that only a dog could fill’. OMG. His dad said no, I said yes, we got the dog and a divorce… hehehe

]]> By: Parthenon http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/02/08/kids-dogs/#comment-136448 Parthenon Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:26:42 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=12809#comment-136448 <i>Some rat bastard poisoned her.</i> I recall that happening once when I was a kid, too. They caught the guy; if he served his full sentence he's still in jail. Mark - see OW's above explanation. Just one of those things. Some rat bastard poisoned her.

I recall that happening once when I was a kid, too. They caught the guy; if he served his full sentence he’s still in jail.

Mark – see OW’s above explanation. Just one of those things.

]]> By: Oliver Willis http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/02/08/kids-dogs/#comment-136447 Oliver Willis Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:14:22 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=12809#comment-136447 Some rat bastard poisoned her. Some rat bastard poisoned her.

]]> By: DawnPoetic http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/02/08/kids-dogs/#comment-136446 DawnPoetic Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:09:40 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=12809#comment-136446 I just realized you and Akil both grew up without dogs. You poor, deprived children. By the way what happened to Auntie P's dog Puppy? I just realized you and Akil both grew up without dogs. You poor, deprived children. By the way what happened to Auntie P’s dog Puppy?

]]> By: DawnPoetic http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/02/08/kids-dogs/#comment-136445 DawnPoetic Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:05:37 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=12809#comment-136445 Yes, maybe 5 lbs was generous. However, I've made up for her small stature with our giant mutt Maxx. I also do not like cats...but then I was attacked by our neighbor's hairless cat when I was younger (and no, it wasn't born hairless, it just lost all of it's hair and went crazy). Yes, maybe 5 lbs was generous. However, I’ve made up for her small stature with our giant mutt Maxx.

I also do not like cats…but then I was attacked by our neighbor’s hairless cat when I was younger (and no, it wasn’t born hairless, it just lost all of it’s hair and went crazy).

]]> By: Oliver Willis http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/02/08/kids-dogs/#comment-136441 Oliver Willis Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:06:58 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=12809#comment-136441 It's not logical. At least in my case it wasn't. As a kid all I saw was teeth and barking. Never been bitten (well, CK has but that's play biting) but I swore I would be bitten. It is just irrational fear and the only thing that cured me was living with roommates who had dogs. I wasn't afraid of my cousin's dog (the first comment in this thread) but that was a far cry from having one at home. Now cats I don't like. Not because I'm afraid of them but because cats think they're better than everyone else. It’s not logical. At least in my case it wasn’t. As a kid all I saw was teeth and barking. Never been bitten (well, CK has but that’s play biting) but I swore I would be bitten. It is just irrational fear and the only thing that cured me was living with roommates who had dogs. I wasn’t afraid of my cousin’s dog (the first comment in this thread) but that was a far cry from having one at home.

Now cats I don’t like. Not because I’m afraid of them but because cats think they’re better than everyone else.

]]> By: mark http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/02/08/kids-dogs/#comment-136436 mark Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:40:22 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=12809#comment-136436 Parthenon - I can understand if you have had a bad experience with a dog, but I know some folks who never even touched a dog and just don't like them. Why? Parthenon – I can understand if you have had a bad experience with a dog, but I know some folks who never even touched a dog and just don’t like them. Why?

]]> By: bryan http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/02/08/kids-dogs/#comment-136426 bryan Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:04:52 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=12809#comment-136426 btw, your dog looks like a lot of fun. They are a good way to pick up women, and having a dog (or cat) as a child reduces the chances of the child developing allergies down the line. btw, your dog looks like a lot of fun. They are a good way to pick up women, and having a dog (or cat) as a child reduces the chances of the child developing allergies down the line.

]]> By: bryan http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/02/08/kids-dogs/#comment-136425 bryan Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:02:08 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=12809#comment-136425 Had a dog called Timmy when I was very small (a replacement for superfierce Tubby the cat (who treated me really well as a toddler). Timmy was put to sleep for biting somebody who was, I realise now, probably gonna hurt me in some way. I once tried to take his bone away from him (I was 3 or 4). He nipped me: no blood, just a pinch with his teeth. Taught me a lesson. Damn he was a great dog, and it took me years to figure that out. My present dog is called Blue, a pedigree Cocker Spaniel. I took him in because the owners, my brother's friends, said that he was giving them asthma. That was a lie, but if they can afford to give away a £400 dog, it's their loss. I think they couldn't deal with his love of company and need for walking. Some people should be allowed a dog, and not others. Had a dog called Timmy when I was very small (a replacement for superfierce Tubby the cat (who treated me really well as a toddler). Timmy was put to sleep for biting somebody who was, I realise now, probably gonna hurt me in some way. I once tried to take his bone away from him (I was 3 or 4). He nipped me: no blood, just a pinch with his teeth. Taught me a lesson. Damn he was a great dog, and it took me years to figure that out.
My present dog is called Blue, a pedigree Cocker Spaniel. I took him in because the owners, my brother’s friends, said that he was giving them asthma. That was a lie, but if they can afford to give away a £400 dog, it’s their loss. I think they couldn’t deal with his love of company and need for walking. Some people should be allowed a dog, and not others.

]]> By: Parthenon http://www.oliverwillis.com/2009/02/08/kids-dogs/#comment-136412 Parthenon Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:49:42 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=12809#comment-136412 I grew up in a tiny town - 500 people - where plenty of rednecks let their mutts run leash free. Being ten years old and walking home at night was always a harrowing experience. I can understand OW's phobia. I grew up in a tiny town – 500 people – where plenty of rednecks let their mutts run leash free. Being ten years old and walking home at night was always a harrowing experience. I can understand OW’s phobia.

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