Why to Have (Or Not Have) a Dog
On Sunday, March 4th, there was an article in the San Francisco Chronicle in the Insight Section written by Joan Lownds, “Trump’s pet-less presidency breaks compassionate custom”. Turns out that “Trump is the first president in 130 years not to have a pet in the White House, while Kennedy brought a historic menagerie that included nine dogs at one point, a cat named Tom Kitten, seven horses, a rabbit named Zsa Zsa, parakeets, hamsters and canaries.” Does owning a dog make a person more compassionate? Was President Nixon, who owned a dog and who sent American boys to die in Vietnam more compassionate than President Trump? But one thing is for sure – if you own a dog, you better love your four-legged companion, because he will love you back unconditionally. When our Labradoodle puppy Max joined our family on September 4th – in the fall – we thankfully did not have to wait for the spring, because the love is present in our house every day. Nevertheless, every day while writing “42 Encounters with Dog Lovers”, and dealing with the challenges that came into our lives with having a puppy, I would ask myself, why to have a dog?
Online I learned that every year, approximately 3.9 million dogs enter animal shelters nationwide. Do you know what happens to dogs in shelters if they are not adopted? But it also turns out that it is not so easy to adopt a dog. The reasons for being rejected to adopt vary – it can be an “unfenced yard, or having long working hours, as well as having children or other pets”. A Milwaukie-area NBC affiliate recently reported on a 70 year-old woman whose adoption application was denied because she was deemed too old.” I can relate to those reasons. Our high-spirited Irish Setter was hit and killed by a car when she jumped over the fence some years ago. Being 71 and walking with Max three times a day, I realize that this might be challenging for some people, especially as we age.
While working on “42 Encounters with Dog Lovers”, I read 21 “How-to Books” about dogs. Talking with some of my friends who have dogs, I realized that other dog owners do not have time to learn how to become their dog’s best friend (neither did we, with our three previous dogs). Is there a solution? Well, in my book I offer some. Or you can explore other books and videos on YouTube. But I want to take this task further. My goal is to sell one million books. After I will recover the expenses, costs, and have reserves to produce more books in the “42 Encounters”, the balance will go to help animal shelters and other facilities to care for their animals, and even more important, to help dog owners learn how to be their dog’s best friend.
As I mentioned last week, you can pre-order “42 Encounters with Dog Lovers“ at encounterspublishing.com. The first 1,000 purchases will not have to pay sales tax, plus there is a 100% money back guarantee. If you’ll feel that the book did not fulfill your expectations, please let me know. You can give the book to another dog lover, and I will reimburse you $24.00. But you need to act now, just click here. I thank you in advance.
P.S. While working on the images for the book, it took me awhile to make the selection. All the images covered the dining room table. From time to time after my weekend outings, I would bring new ones to see if they will be more interesting to replace those which were chosen before. These four images did not make the cut into the book.
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