It has been a while since we have had topics on our board that get everyone's blood rushing! It seems as though the opinions and feelings expressed are all over the place. Some general feelings have been good, bad, strongly for, strongly against, loving, hating, liking, not liking, being appalled, being enthralled, being intrigued, being frightened, feeling safe, feeling uneasy, feeling judged, and feeling free to express yourself. All of these feeling are expected when you have hundreds of people sharing their own opinions and experiences, yet one thing binds us all together: WE LOVE OUR DOGS!
Whether they are giant, large, or medium sized, clean and shiny, or dirty and smelly we LOVE them and couldn’t imagine our life without these wonderful creatures. Most of them have 4 legs while some have 3, most are full grown though some are brand new puppies, most are multi-colored but a few are solid, most have long hair that gets everywhere yet some have fine coats that don’t break your vacuum. Regardless of the dog and the owner- tall, short, rolly-polly or skin and bones, dark hair or light hair, long hair, short hair, or no hair at all, pink, blue, purple, brown, black, white, or yellow skinned, clear faced or pimply- we are all humans and all have feelings.
It is not fun to get your feelings hurt because of what is said or in our case what is written. Words can make your day like when my husband calls out of the blue to say, “I love you” or when I ruin his by saying “We’re having spaghetti for dinner”. In either case, it takes less than 10 words to change your mood. So, if we all remember that this is a fun place to hang out, chat, ask questions, share your knowledge, good, bad, frightening, or fantastic experiences, as well as hopes and dreams, then, in the words of Rodney King we won’t have to ask, “Can’t we all just get along?”
Here is a link to the "rules" in case you need a little refresher:
http://bigpawsonly.com/index.php/topic,399.msg2604.html#msg2604
