Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 06:00:44 -0800 (PST)
From: stephanie talbott
Subject: Response to an unsolicited lecture
re. End the Epidemic of Irresponsibility
Dear Sarah…. Thank you [not] for the brim and firestone lecture. However, in fact like children, dogs do not always do as asked/commanded. Like adolesents, dogs sometimes INTENTIONALLY “break out” of a contained area, and INTENTIONALLY rebel, running away from the owner holding the leash trying to capture them.
Like children, some dogs are terrified of thunderstorms and chew through wire kennels and a crazed attempt to get away to somewhere safe, away from the storm; that could be miles from their home.
Like children, dogs are fascinated by wildlife and new sights and ignore commands to not chase. Some may break off from their leash/collar to bolt into a chase, leaving their owner with a dislocated shoulder.
Unlike children, dogs are animals and will always be so.
Unlike some people (who shall remain nameless), dogs are always forgiving.
Stephanie Talbott