Saturday News of the Dog

It's been my policy to stay away from disturbing news when I present my Saturday wrap-ups of the week's dog news. The papers are full of stories about puppy mills and dog fighting and people throwing dogs off balconies and such, and I don't want to fill people's heads with that kind of stuff.

Still, this first story today is far from pleasant. Bizarre, sad, disturbing story about a guy who wanted to be a dogman, and what went wrong. Robert Brunette, of Boulder, CO, kept about 50 dogs and lived with them as their "Alpha." Weird, Lord of the Flies type antics ensued. Now he's been convicted on all counts, and it seems, this putative "dogman" is facing 4 years in prison. The moral of this story: Kids, don't try this at home. Or, perhaps, try not to go too crazy.

Science has weighed in, and it's official, verified and scientific. Dogs are smarter than cats! I can't imagine this finding will result in any controversy whatsoever. I am refraining from mentioning this finding to Erica Kane, however.

Here's something positive, for a certain dog, anyway. Liza, a dog of uncertain provenance from Iraq, survived a suicide blast last week that killed 125 and injured 500. Humans. But Liza is alright, and has been reunited with a 14 year old boy who is the sole surviving member of his family. Of course the dogman wishes both Liza and her young master all the best.

With so few shopping days until Christmas, let us be thankful for The USA Today for providing us with a handy guide for the top ten gifts for dogs and cats.

Speaking of dogs and Christmas gifts, it's gratifying to know that Bo Obama will have his own Christmas stocking in the White House. Naturally, Levi opposes this, claiming that it will add to the deficit, but Levi's feelings about the First Dog might color his opinion somewhat. For one, I'm hoping Bo and the whole Obama family have a great Christmas!


This dog talks! Again, this particular dog talks!







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Weekly Recap

It's been another full week here at the Dogman's Den.


Thanks for stopping by and reading my work. I am appreciative of what people's time means to them, so anyone who gives up some of their day to read these natterings has earned my gratitude. I hope you'll keep stopping by, and enjoying what you find here. If you see something you like, and want to make it viral across the internet, that's perfectly alright with me.

On Sunday, I devoted a piece to Karen, my late wife, and, I suppose, the dogwoman. I didn't set out to collect all these animals on my own.

Monday brought Levi's anti-Obama editorial that seemed to come out of nowhere. Levi's kind of an inscrutable fellow, so I guess I shouldn't be too surprised at his views.


Tuesday I was lazy, and stuck a YouTube clip of The World's Ugliest Dog Contest. Look, it was the first day I haven't written something original since I started doing this. I'm just saying, worse crimes have been committed.

On Wednesday, I told about my ugliest dog, my first dog, Holden. He was ugly, stupid, fat and smelly, but I still adored him. Go figure. I guess that's the thing about dogs.

Finally, on Thursday, I took a piss on the Rainbow Bridge. It's a lovely sentiment, and nice to imagine it's real, but when you break the thing down into its logistical components, you're looking at potentially a very bad scene.


Tomorrow: Saturday's News of the Dog. Let's hope for a better week than last one.



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My Turn: NO-bama, by Levi

The current inhabitant of the White House must go. Ordinarily, I do my best to keep my political views to myself, but in this instance, the need to speak out, for my country, outweighs my normal habit of discretion. Though I've been a yellow dog democrat my whole life,  I repeat; Obama must go!

First, he's not even American. Being American is one of the requirements, right? Obama's not! It says so right on his birth certificate!

Second, Obama is an "elite." In these times, do we need an "elite" in the White House? As usual, that question was rhetorical, and, as usual, I'll answer anyway. No! The White House should be inhabited by a regular American, not by a foreign "elite," which is exactly what that Obama is!

Third, he's way too young for his position. I don't even think that's an assertion that can be debated.

Finally, there is the issue everyone skirts around whenever they discuss Obama; his color. He's black. I don't know about you, but all the blacks I've known have been stupid and lazy and mean and bad. There is no reason for us to have a black at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. It doesn't make sense. We non-blacks have to come together to restore the natural order to our country.

For the above-stated reasons, I hereby declare that Bo Obama should be impeached, and removed from the White House, in a van with cages in the back, preferably by men with long poles.


In support of my position I say:



Look at his papers! It says right on them, "Portuguese Water Dog." Where I come from, "Portuguese" is just another way of saying "foreign." And what the hell is a "water dog?" I'm a meat dog, and that's the only kind of dog there should be!


Speaking of papers: He has them! What's up with that? Bo Obama, that AKC registered, son-of-a-bitch, walks around like he's better than everyone! Well, you're not better than me, Bo Obama, no matter how many Secret Service goons you have to pick up your poop!

Bo Obama's youth and inexperience is a definite strike against him. He is a puppy! Puppies are stupid! I usually have to beat up puppies, just so they will stop being stupid! And now this stupid puppy is romping around the Rose Garden, which my taxes pay for? 

A smart dog should live in the White House, and if a puppy like Bo is going to be there, a smart dog, like my big brother, Arthur, better be there, too, to show the stupid puppy how to do things right, so he will grow up to be a good boy like me.


Then there's the color card, and I am going to play it. Black dogs are stupid and lazy and mean and bad. Everyone knows that. I don't know how many times I've heard that at the dog park, and if you hear something enough, it's true. 

So, if Bo Obama is a black dog (and he is), then he is stupid and lazy and mean and bad! Q.E.D. The President of the United States should not have a dog who is stupid and mean and lazy and bad. Therefore, Bo Obama should be taken away, in a van with cages in the back. 

If the president does not want to do this, then Bo Obama could be given a shot, like the one the vet gave Arthur, when he was limping, and then get taken away in a black, plastic, bag. One way or the other, though, Bo must go!


Dad says I'm intolerant and irrational about black dogs, and says that they're not stupid and lazy and bad and mean. He said Vinnie was a very nice dog. Maybe, but I've heard stories about him, and he doesn't sound smart. So, maybe, black dogs are just stupid or lazy or bad or mean. Either way, it is manifestly evident that Bo Obama must be forcibly removed from office by men with long poles! With extreme prejudice!

"But, Levi," I hear some of you stupid readers saying, "Bo isn't all black. He has a white chest and white front paws." If you say that, you're stupid, because having some white in you does not make you not a black dog, does it, stupid? Even a stupid black dog would know that. If someone drops white ice cream on a black floor, when I'm done licking up the ice cream, the floor is still black. 

A black dog isn't fit to live in the White House, and having some white in him doesn't change that. It's not like he's a white dog with some black in him. That would be a totally different story.

So, in conclusion, I have proven that Bo Obama is a bad boy, and he must be removed from office. He is foreign, and "elite", and a puppy, and a black dog. He should be replaced by an American dog, finely blended from different breeds, like myself. I'm set with dad, but there are other good dogs, besides me. Yellow dogs, brown dogs, white dogs! Tri-color dogs of all stripe and spot! Mr. President, the good dogs of America will be glad to chase your tennis balls! Just get rid of that Bo!


If I ever meet Bo Obama, I will beat him up and make his ear bleed! Then, when someone asks, "What's black and white and red all over," the best answer will be, "Bo Obama." And everyone will rejoice with laughter, because Levi has made a good joke!

Editor's Note: First off, I want it known that I don't endorse any of Levi's views, nor do I know where he gets a lot of his ideas from. As is my habit, I offered to edit this for Levi, removing certain things, like saying his taxes pay for the Rose Garden. Levi is a dog. Of course, he doesn't pay taxes, but when reminded of this, he says he won't pay taxes because he has no representation. 
I also tried to explain to him that before he could possibly beat up Bo Obama, he would be shot down, like the proverbial mad dog, but Levi still insists he wants to fight the president's puppy. 
A number of other instances of wrong-headed thinking were pointed out to Levi prior to this posting, but he insisted that not a word be changed. I strongly urged him not to call the readers stupid, as this might be offensive to some of them. "Yes," he said, "The stupid ones." So, please, be sure any comments or reactions are directed to Levi, not me. 
For the record, I am an enormous supporter of President Barack Obama, and wish him, his family, and, especially, Bo, nothing but the best. R.S.

For more of Levi's views, see last week's editorial, "Those People at the Door." Levi has informed me that his "My Turn" pieces are the only thing worth reading on this entire site, and he has demanded a weekly column. I've agreed, so next Monday, and every Monday, check back for another steaming pile of Levi's thoughts and opinions.

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