In most cases, it seems the Garbage is proposed by do-gooders who are not from the group supposedly offended.

I need to build an expanded metal cage around my TV to protect it from flying shoes. I’m not sure how to protect it from bullets, and birdshot.

Within the last 10 days, I watched a story, on Fox news, of all places, about barking dogs. During the story, the “Scholarship Pageant” person/News Reader asked, “What is the owner supposed to do? Torture it with one of those anti-bark collars?” Fortunately, I was unarmed, and barefoot, at the time.

Perhaps this San Francisco/Hollywood crowd believes our families should hold meetings. Maybe with input from the children, and dogs, and maybe the UN, we could try to form a consensus on what actions are unacceptable. Then try to come up with a policy for addressing such behaviour. Through diplomatic methods, of course.

Click, click? Three years ago, I attended a “therapy dog” seminar. Impressed with Joe’s behaviour “Surprisingly good, for a hunting dog”, the lady running things, asked my opinion of her clicker training. (I have no idea why she asked for my opinion. She obviously didn’t want it.) I told her it was very impressive, which it is. But also told her it was a conditioned response, not dog training, as the dog was not really learning. I was never again asked to give her my opinion.

About Trent’s comment: I don’t know that I’ve heard of doing both simultaneously, but the principle is sound. I’m sure everyone, here knows that it’s saliva that’s the key. Don’t spit Red Man, or Levi Garrett at your dog. Mother dog does this by biting pup’s mouth, while slobbering. You can do it that way, or by putting saliva covered fingers in pup’s mouth.

But, what do I know, I no longer own any dogs. There are, however, several “Canine-Americans” of which I have Conditional Guardianship. I think I’ll go slobber on a couple. After asking their permission, of course.

:0