Another New Dog Owner Writes

I've been following the adventures of Jill Abramson at "The Puppy Diaries" at the New York Times. This is a fascinating series. The comments have burned my ass a bit, however. It's interesting to me the huge moral claims being made by many people regarding dog ownership. It seems as though Americans are becoming British in their view of pets.

I may write more on this later. Since no one is reading my blog, I don't think I'll have any problem with evoking a shitstorm of hatred for some of my views. (For example, I actually believe that death is a natural part of existence and that animals don't view it with deep alarm like we often do.)