| Attention: The following spouting is directed at the | | | | lawnmower which cranks up right by your head. All |
| selfless human, you who have a pet you leave alone | | | | you can do is walk back and forth in your own poop |
| for nine hours a day, not to romp happily on acres of | | | | and howl and yip. (Are you thinking about training your |
| woodlands but to stay practically still, tethered as it is | | | | dog, yet?) |
| to a limiting post or trapped as he or she is within the | | | | Mr. Pooch brought you home because you were a |
| confines of a cage no bigger, proportionately, than a | | | | cute pet, but when he left you inside the confines of |
| bathroom is for a human. Have you considered training | | | | the main house on the first day, you chewed the hell |
| your dog...instead of punishing it for your restricted | | | | out of his favorite material belongings. For many |
| capabilities to "own" a dog? | | | | unusual innate reasons you have the tendency to |
| You should consider training your dog, instead of | | | | gnaw but some how he doesn't get that and didn't |
| caging him up. Train him not to flee. Train her not to | | | | think about it (or anything else) when he added you to |
| bark. Lastly train her as you would be trained. The | | | | his possessions of belongings. So you must be beaten. |
| main thing is this: she is really unhappy when you lock | | | | Nonetheless you must be remaindered to a pet prison. |
| the poor mutt in a cage. Just think of your dog (ala | | | | Your cuteness has worn off |
| George Orwell's animals in Animal Farm) being the | | | | Wake UP, humans. Training your dog is SIMPLE (as |
| owner of your home and you are the pet. Next knock | | | | dogs are trainable). Training your dog is not expensive. |
| the ceiling off the bathroom and put a chicken wire | | | | Training your dog, as well, can be done by someone |
| fencing across the top in its place. After that take | | | | else, who will coach you the few commands you need |
| away your ability to speak words and take away your | | | | as well as the logic of the rewards process you could |
| hands. So, Mr. Pooch, who is getting ready to set off | | | | use so that an animal with natural instincts or needs to |
| to the mill for a nine hour shift grabs you by the nape | | | | chew or bark will be re-trained to chew only select |
| of your neck, your scruff, and leads you into the | | | | items or to bark only when there is danger. |
| bathroom, then leaves. There is no music neither are | | | | You really can't take it out on the dog that you do not |
| any toys. The floor is hard. (Are you thinking about | | | | understand dogs. You definitely need to work out a |
| training your dog, yet?) | | | | way of training your dog, understanding that it is a gift |
| The temperature drops. It starts to rain at the same | | | | to the animal to train it and a punishment to neglect to |
| time the wind blows more of itself cold into your nook. | | | | do so. If yet training your dog is not clearly the |
| It turns dark. Strange sounds, traffic, and smells taunt | | | | message here, then maybe YOU need a few lessons; |
| you. There are some smells that remind you of food. | | | | or just maybe a bit of training! Your sleepless, angry |
| Others make you nervous. Little kids pass by and | | | | next-door-neighbor will gladly oblige, I'm sure. |
| poke at your little walls. And don't forget that | | | | |