Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Where My Dogs At?
Barack Obama was not my choice for president. However, he is the man who was elected to be our president for the next 4 years, so I maintain that we need to make the most of what we've got. I already have a great possibility in mind. The First Family will, following tradition, choose a pet. This will most likely be a dog. There is one fantastic option here: One of Michael Vick's dogs! This assumes full rehabilitation and training of one of these mistreated dogs, of course, but out of the forty or so dogs taken into custody it seems certain that at least one could fit the bill. Think of what a strong message that sends about the treatment of animals! It's even the sort of rags to riches story that America prides itself in. Not to mention the ability of a majestic pit bull or other fighting dog to convey great qualities in a nation. Strength, loyalty, doggedness (forgive the pun), and, of course, ferocity towards the wicked. Does the White House need another terrier or spaniel? I think not. As an added bonus, it's one more opportunity to make the animal mistreating, gambling, tax-evading, false stament'ing Mike Vick look like a fool.
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Sounds like a good idea, but one must recall that, while Pit Bulls aren't inherently any more violent than any other type of dog (despite their reputation), the dogs you mention WERE bred to fight. As such, as much as it would send a good signal, etc, I would probably look elsewhere for a pet for my 7 year old daughter. I agree, the dogs themselves did nothing wrong in this, but some wounds just can't be healed. If one of those dogs were to bite someone, it would reinforce the reputation of pit bulls as violent, which is sort of the opposite of what you're advocating.
...which is why I said the dog needed "full rehabilitation and training". To hope for one of those animals out of 40 to be salvageable seems reasonable enough. Alas, we will likely get a poodle, anyway.
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