Sunday, September 5, 2010

Musn't Love Dogs

They say that dogs can sense evil, and I believe them. And it's not because I have any special affection for dogs. In fact, I don't even like dogs. A lot of people in my life have accused me of hating dogs and pets in general which is not the case. I think I summed up my position pretty clearly when I recently put it this way: Pets, to me are a lot like homeless people; I don't hate them or wish them any special ill will, I just really don't want them in my house touching my stuff.
So when I say that I think dogs really can sense evil, its not to further along any agenda I have about dogs being good or bad, or better than cats or whatever; it's just a conveinent notion for me. If dogs are an acceptable diagnostic tool to figure out who is or is not evil, I'm going to try and take advantage of that. So even though I don't particularly like dogs, I find myself going out of my way every once in a while to be around them. Every time I do it, I think I get at least a small glimpse of what people who have just taken a blood test for some horrible disease feel right before they get their results. When I go over to one of my stupid dog-friend's houses, I find myself subconsciously psyching myself up before I go in and have to face my accuser. As if I could somehow pull myself over from the dark side by sheer will.
So far every time I've subjected myself to this test, I've been happy with my results. No dog has ever taken specific offense to me, and usually they seem to like me, which leads me to believe that while dogs may be able to sense evil, they cannot sense anti-dog people.

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