Comments on: The Lap Dog http://www.blogschmog.net/2008/07/31/the-lap-dog/ We live as if the world were as it should be, to show it what it can be. Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:57:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ajl http://www.blogschmog.net/2008/07/31/the-lap-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-33828 ajl Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:19:36 +0000 http://www.blogschmog.net/?p=1991#comment-33828 so sorry to hear this. we're thinking about you guys.... so sorry to hear this. we’re thinking about you guys….

]]> By: John http://www.blogschmog.net/2008/07/31/the-lap-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-33827 John Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:34:59 +0000 http://www.blogschmog.net/?p=1991#comment-33827 Sorry to hear about Snooks, we lost Mookie in December and know it's not fun at all, and that they can't ever be replaced completely Sorry to hear about Snooks, we lost Mookie in December and know it’s not fun at all, and that they can’t ever be replaced completely

]]> By: Jeffrey Bardzell http://www.blogschmog.net/2008/07/31/the-lap-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-33826 Jeffrey Bardzell Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:41:07 +0000 http://www.blogschmog.net/?p=1991#comment-33826 A couple of months before I was born, my parents adopted a dog, Trixie. For the first 12 years of my life, Trixie was a part of everyday life. As a young child, I learned how to pet her without hitting her, and later I learned to pet her in a way that I could tell felt good to her. In the late 70s, my parents' marriage fell apart, leading to upheaval in our lifestyle and their separation a couple of years later. In those unstable and confusing days, Trixie remained a steady and steadying part of my life. Children are all feral, in a way--self-centered, wild, innocently amoral--but by interacting with her, who can communicate, but not the same way as a parent or sibling, I guess I first learned to love animals, that is, to love unselfishly, to experience the meaning of empathy. I say all of this because not only in your own memories, but in the heightened humanity of your children, Snooks lives on. Warmest sympathies on this sad day! Jeff A couple of months before I was born, my parents adopted a dog, Trixie. For the first 12 years of my life, Trixie was a part of everyday life. As a young child, I learned how to pet her without hitting her, and later I learned to pet her in a way that I could tell felt good to her. In the late 70s, my parents’ marriage fell apart, leading to upheaval in our lifestyle and their separation a couple of years later. In those unstable and confusing days, Trixie remained a steady and steadying part of my life.

Children are all feral, in a way–self-centered, wild, innocently amoral–but by interacting with her, who can communicate, but not the same way as a parent or sibling, I guess I first learned to love animals, that is, to love unselfishly, to experience the meaning of empathy.

I say all of this because not only in your own memories, but in the heightened humanity of your children, Snooks lives on.

Warmest sympathies on this sad day!

Jeff

]]> By: julie hammond http://www.blogschmog.net/2008/07/31/the-lap-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-33825 julie hammond Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:26:12 +0000 http://www.blogschmog.net/?p=1991#comment-33825 so sorry guys- thinking of you all- death sucks peace to you all so sorry guys- thinking of you all-
death sucks
peace to you all

]]> By: Amy Makice http://www.blogschmog.net/2008/07/31/the-lap-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-33823 Amy Makice Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:22:06 +0000 http://www.blogschmog.net/?p=1991#comment-33823 Babe- she was a great couple dog. I can still picture her sitting there- silently willing you to bring me on board. Also, the fact that you called the highway space "neutral ground" and not median made me inexplicably tear up even more. ly Babe- she was a great couple dog. I can still picture her sitting there- silently willing you to bring me on board.

Also, the fact that you called the highway space “neutral ground” and not median made me inexplicably tear up even more. ly

]]> By: Veterinary Pet Blog http://www.blogschmog.net/2008/07/31/the-lap-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-33848 Veterinary Pet Blog Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.blogschmog.net/?p=1991#comment-33848 <!--%kramer-pre%-->what it was about. There was a moment, though, when I considered other possibilities. I: Hello? Vet: Kevin Makice? We're calling about your dog. I: Is she … Vet: Completely fine. Yeah, yeah. It's a miracle. Could you come get her now? Her barking is..other part. My plan was simple on paper. Still, while it is true to say that I ended up richer than average income earner, also learning a great deal about a fabled and exotic way of life. (more…)<!--%kramer-post%--> links from Technoratiwhat it was about. There was a moment, though, when I considered other possibilities. I: Hello? Vet: Kevin Makice? We’re calling about your dog. I: Is she … Vet: Completely fine. Yeah, yeah. It’s a miracle. Could you come get her now? Her barking is..other part. My plan was simple on paper. Still, while it is true to say that I ended up richer than average income earner, also learning a great deal about a fabled and exotic way of life. (more…)

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