(07/30/2007) I agree: The fact that people rely on
dogs as an almost sole outlet for love and intimacy is hugely indicative
of how sad and pathetic our culture is! Whatever happened to connecting
with PEOPLE, in such terms?!
......And anyone who takes a dog to (an
expensive) psychologist is, in this writer's opinion, him/herself
strongly in need of one! - Anonymous
(08/06/2006) I
am writing because of what I thought to be unusual attachment of
my fianc?to his dog. He walks his dog 5X/day and more on weekend for 7
yrs now. Sometimes If I pick him up from his house to watch movie or
dinner, he is waiting outside his house and just walked the dog. After
our date, I will drive him back to his house so he can give the dog
another walk.
Even if he knows that the dog won't go out of the house when it's
already dark outside.
What bothers me the most is that, he don't wash his hands after
walking the dog and picking up poop from the ground. He said, he uses a
plastic and there was no direct contact from his skin to the poop. Worse
it, he will even eat without washing his hands. He said I'm paranoid. He
also said that it's no different than picking up papers from the floor..
And therefore he strongly believe that it's not necessary to wash hands
after handling and picking up dog's poop. How can I explain that washing
hands is essential? My fiancé is 38 y/o. He baby talks his dog. Calls her sweetie, honey
et al. He also don't clean his house and is full dog's hair all over..
The dog gets shower probably once /year. Is this contributing to his
skin disease? He always adjust his schedule to this dog. And he feels so guilty if
he didn't give the dog the same amount of walk per day.
