Dear Milo,
Thanks for reaching out in the discussion forum. I would love to play along. I think you’re very talented and hope your blog or newlestter or whatever blows up and you become Internet famous.
Background: I am a vet tech at an animal sanctuary. A few cats but mostly dogs. We do everything we can to find good homes for our animals. Like 99% of them eventually go to loving “forever” homes. Most of the others are really old or have a lot of medical needs that make them difficult to adopt. Anyway, the old and sick ones still get to live out their lives at the sanctuary where they are well-fed, get lots of outdoor time and exercise with other dogs, and are happy.
That’s what my request is about. Most of my friends and family all come from privileged situations. At least compared to 90% of the rest of the world. We’re middle- or upper-middle class, young, healthy, educated and in relationships. But so many of them are angry and miserable and envious of people who are better looking or have a bigger house or more money than them.
Meanwhile, these dogs I work with everyday have NOTHING and many are missing limbs and don’t have homes and they sleep in cages. But they are still super happy and their tongues loll out of the sides of their mouths, and their tails wag a million miles an hour when you visit them or take them outside.
I just wish people were more like dogs in some ways. Can you write about that?
Sincerely,
—A Proud Furmommy of 5 furbabies
Dear Furmommy, How's this...?
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If You’re Happy and You Know It…
D'jever notice dogs are always happy?
They always seem content, no matter what.
There's a lesson to be taught,
If we only gave it thought:
If you're happy and you know it, sniff a butt.
They're always optimistic for the future.
Especially at the table when they beg.
They're intrepid and they're true
In everything they do,
So, if you're happy and you know it, hump a leg.
‘Cause dogs have zero sense of feeling shameful.
Everything they do, they do with pride.
They're never insecure,
And they're always self-assured.
So, if you're happy and you know it, poop outside.
They're always such a marvelous example.
If dogs can do a thing, then you can watch.
They've nothing to conceal,
No dirty secrets to reveal.
So, if you're happy and you know it, sniff a crotch.
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(Since you brought up dogs, I thought I’d share some photos of my Gidget. My best guess is that she’s part Basenji with maybe some German pinscher in her. I should really have that DNA test done.)
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