Misunderstandings About My Species

There are a lot of misunderstandings about dogs. I'm going to try to clear up a few of them. I can't deal with all of them right now, because I'm really busy. Although it may look like I'm not doing anything but sleep, I actually have a lot on my plate (until I eat it). But see, this is just the first of many misunderstandings you people have about my kind...

Dogs are lazy.

This is so untrue, and so unfair. You have no idea how hard it is to take care of the emotional needs of a family. I may look like I sleep all day, but you have no idea what's really going on in my head. I have to be ready at a second's notice to get up, yawn and scratch, and follow any one of three different people to any location in our house, for any reason. That's not easy, because I'm extremely old. So what appears to be laziness is just me conserving my strength so I can be there when I need to be there.

Dogs are stupid.

You know, this is something I hear a lot, and I don't think I know what it means.

I'll write more later. Right now I have to conserve my strength, because I'm extremely old and I never know when I'll be needed. Besides, I'm really tired and stressed out because I watched "Open Water" on pay per view last night, and that just confirms the bad feeling I've always had about taking baths.

Happy Easter.