by Mimi Chong
Men are like dogs. Before anyone starts snarling at me, let me clarify that I have nothing against dogs and men. In fact, I’m very fond of dogs, and some men. It’s just that in most boy-girl relationships, the analogies that a keen observer of dogs and men can draw between the two are – plentiful. There are many, many different kinds of dogs. There are common mutts and dogs with aristocratic pedigrees, there are good-for-nothing curs, there are dogs with the sweetest irresistible eyes … every size, shape, color and disposition you could imagine. A very few are naturally mean, but most are cute and friendly, especially when you get to know them. Dogs are fun, companionable, and happy to play bodyguard when you’re out walking at night. But if you want to keep a dog, you have to be prepared to spend a lot of time and energy on them. Normal dogs need a lot of attention: they need to be fed, coddled, petted, walked. Many need to be cleaned up after if they’re not properly housetrained. (A lot of those refuse to be housetrained their entire lives.) A few dogs are naturally servile and are happiest when ordered to fetch and carry; again, training is important in this case for in their enthusiasm they are apt to get things wrong. (And you must remember to reward them afterwards; there’s nothing as endearing as a happy doggy.) Little dogs are inclined to be either boisterous or painfully shy and hate being reminded that they’re small. You must decide whether or not you want a dog that loves the whole world and all the people in it: being overly friendly they’ll glomp onto every other nice-looking person they see. Some dogs tend to stray if you don’t watch them closely; keep him on a tight leash if you’re not certain he’ll return, or if you don’t think you’ll want a dog trotting back repentantly with his tail tucked between his legs. On the other hand, there are dogs that are immediately suspicious even if you paid the merest bit of attention to another dog; puppies in a jealous fit are sometimes amusing, though. (But they really can get mad.) Another thing to remember, girls, is that canine fidelity is overrated. Of course there are dogs that are faithful unto death, despair not, but generally mutts love most the hand that feeds them. My own ex-dog was one of those. (And sometimes you have to beware of the Faithful Unto Death type: they tend to whine, beg and even howl if you don’t want them anymore; occasionally they even turn vicious. You don’t want a vengeful hound dogging your heels.) Even so. Most women will persist in the endless indefatigable search for just the right one, for a good dog is the greatest company in the world, and a girl’s best friend. Of course, men are most unlike dogs in that you can’t just pick out a cute one at a petshop. You have to hunt them. But that’s another story. #Volume 7 Issue 2 a
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