Comments on: A simple line between life and death: The leash http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2010/03/08/a-simple-line-between-life-and-death-the-leash/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:26:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: H. Houlahan http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2010/03/08/a-simple-line-between-life-and-death-the-leash/comment-page-1/#comment-484294 H. Houlahan Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:44:50 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=13142#comment-484294 Alas. Devoured by mice. Alas. Devoured by mice.

]]> By: Susan Fox http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2010/03/08/a-simple-line-between-life-and-death-the-leash/comment-page-1/#comment-484286 Susan Fox Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:42:23 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=13142#comment-484286 Oh, and I'll die of fits. Oh, and I’ll die of fits.

]]> By: Susan Fox http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2010/03/08/a-simple-line-between-life-and-death-the-leash/comment-page-1/#comment-484285 Susan Fox Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:40:54 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=13142#comment-484285 My suspicion is that the reason a lot of dogs are off-leash is that the owners did no training, have gotten tired of having their arms pulled out of the sockets and have therefore rationalized it all away with BS about the dog "needing" to be free. "They were soon joined by Donald, Herbert's singularly well-favoured sheepdog, and many were the giggles and barks that came from the shrubbery." My suspicion is that the reason a lot of dogs are off-leash is that the owners did no training, have gotten tired of having their arms pulled out of the sockets and have therefore rationalized it all away with BS about the dog “needing” to be free.

“They were soon joined by Donald, Herbert’s singularly well-favoured sheepdog, and many were the giggles and barks that came from the shrubbery.”

]]> By: Evelyn http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2010/03/08/a-simple-line-between-life-and-death-the-leash/comment-page-1/#comment-484284 Evelyn Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:54:11 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=13142#comment-484284 I say those of you that make it to "Harvard", one way or another (dead or alive) deserve to be obtuse. From my understanding, being obtuse is not uncommon in that fine institution of learning. But there are the down-to-earth people there, also--like Cleveland Amory who wrote wonderful books containing stories about animals. He wouldn't donate money to his Alma Mater, Harvard, or any other human cause, but he gave all he could to animals and cared for as possible in his own home. He is one of my heroes--maybe that is why Bark just called him one of the Best and Brightest, don't ya think? But I digressed, let us get back to talking about Archibald and Eustace (I would like that guy, Eustace, explained some day because I am uninformed about that him. Was he nice, pray tell me? I say those of you that make it to “Harvard”, one way or another (dead or alive) deserve to be obtuse. From my understanding, being obtuse is not uncommon in that fine institution of learning.

But there are the down-to-earth people there, also—like Cleveland Amory who wrote wonderful books containing stories about animals.

He wouldn’t donate money to his Alma Mater, Harvard, or any other human cause, but he gave all he could to animals and cared for as possible in his own home.

He is one of my heroes—maybe that is why Bark just called him one of the Best and Brightest, don’t ya think?

But I digressed, let us get back to talking about Archibald and Eustace (I would like that guy, Eustace, explained some day because I am uninformed about that him. Was he nice, pray tell me?

]]> By: David S. Greene http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2010/03/08/a-simple-line-between-life-and-death-the-leash/comment-page-1/#comment-484271 David S. Greene Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:01:18 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=13142#comment-484271 I'll be thrown out of a sleigh I’ll be thrown out of a sleigh

]]> By: Dr. Tony Johnson http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2010/03/08/a-simple-line-between-life-and-death-the-leash/comment-page-1/#comment-484270 Dr. Tony Johnson Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:57:14 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=13142#comment-484270 I am totally going to die of ennui. I am totally going to die of ennui.

]]> By: Gina Spadafori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2010/03/08/a-simple-line-between-life-and-death-the-leash/comment-page-1/#comment-484266 Gina Spadafori Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:28:45 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=13142#comment-484266 The idea that a liberal arts education has ANYTHING to do with "smarts" is probably a stretch, Dr. Tony. Sheesh, us English majors are not even smart enough to stay out of the rain. The idea that a liberal arts education has ANYTHING to do with “smarts” is probably a stretch, Dr. Tony. Sheesh, us English majors are not even smart enough to stay out of the rain.

]]> By: H. Houlahan http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2010/03/08/a-simple-line-between-life-and-death-the-leash/comment-page-1/#comment-484265 H. Houlahan Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:19:15 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=13142#comment-484265 B is for Basil, assaulted by bears. B is for Basil, assaulted by bears.

]]> By: Dr. Tony Johnson http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2010/03/08/a-simple-line-between-life-and-death-the-leash/comment-page-1/#comment-484264 Dr. Tony Johnson Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:02:50 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=13142#comment-484264 David. Oh, David. Why do you people <i>insist</i> on outing my obtuse literary peregrinations? I don't even really know what that means, but suffice it to say when I bust out an Archibald MacLeish, or airlift a Eustace Tilley into a blog I am operating under the delusion that my little foray into the world of literary arcana will go unnoticed by the world at large - to me it is a little inner joke, like my adrenals telling a tiny one-liner to my gallbladder. But no, those of you with *smarts* and a liberal arts education have to go running roughshod all over my gallbladder, and there's nothing sadder than a sad gallbladder, except maybe when doves cry. Fine - from now on it's just imaginary characters named John Phillip (Sousa) and Edward (Gorey). Dammit! David. Oh, David.

Why do you people insist on outing my obtuse literary peregrinations?

I don’t even really know what that means, but suffice it to say when I bust out an Archibald MacLeish, or airlift a Eustace Tilley into a blog I am operating under the delusion that my little foray into the world of literary arcana will go unnoticed by the world at large - to me it is a little inner joke, like my adrenals telling a tiny one-liner to my gallbladder.
But no, those of you with *smarts* and a liberal arts education have to go running roughshod all over my gallbladder, and there’s nothing sadder than a sad gallbladder, except maybe when doves cry.

Fine - from now on it’s just imaginary characters named John Phillip (Sousa) and Edward (Gorey). Dammit!

]]> By: David S. Greene http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2010/03/08/a-simple-line-between-life-and-death-the-leash/comment-page-1/#comment-484262 David S. Greene Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:28:20 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=13142#comment-484262 As the resident historian hereabouts, I would be remiss if I didn't point out that Dr. Tony's Archibald MacLeish was reincarnated 200 years later as a man named, well, Archibald MacLeish. I have not been able to discern if Archibald MacLeish The Newer was a dog owner (or cat, bat, rat or wombat owner), or where he stood on the subject of sheep innards, though my guess is upwind, and as far away as possible (I've eaten haggis. Unless you're severely intoxicated or have had all your taste buds surgically removed, I don't recommend it). Anyway, Archie The More Recent did ok for himself. He was an Amurrican, he briefly taught at Harvard, became a successful poet and writer, won three Pulitzer Prizes, a Tony, an Oscar, and from 1939 to 1944 he served as the Librarian of Congress. But, to the best of my knowledge he didn't invent anything that saved the lives of dogs, cats, rats, bats or wombats, so, unless he owns some kind of record for the Most Haggis Consumed By A Literate American Academic, he will forever remain just "an" Archibald MacLeish, not THE Archibald MacLeish. As the resident historian hereabouts, I would be remiss if I didn’t point out that Dr. Tony’s Archibald MacLeish was reincarnated 200 years later as a man named, well, Archibald MacLeish. I have not been able to discern if Archibald MacLeish The Newer was a dog owner (or cat, bat, rat or wombat owner), or where he stood on the subject of sheep innards, though my guess is upwind, and as far away as possible (I’ve eaten haggis. Unless you’re severely intoxicated or have had all your taste buds surgically removed, I don’t recommend it). Anyway, Archie The More Recent did ok for himself. He was an Amurrican, he briefly taught at Harvard, became a successful poet and writer, won three Pulitzer Prizes, a Tony, an Oscar, and from 1939 to 1944 he served as the Librarian of Congress.

But, to the best of my knowledge he didn’t invent anything that saved the lives of dogs, cats, rats, bats or wombats, so, unless he owns some kind of record for the Most Haggis Consumed By A Literate American Academic, he will forever remain just “an” Archibald MacLeish, not THE Archibald MacLeish.

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