[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: "And they called it puppy love"
- From: "anthony amoroso" <triplea7@xxxxxxx>
- To: <hollywoods@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 09:24:54 -0700
There was a marvelous obedience judge of yesteryear Carl Spitz (Hollywood
Obedience Kennel).
I received my first obedience degree under Carl a hundred years ago.
When he came around to the various dog clubs as a speaker he always started his
talks with the same line
..."Remember that DOG spelled backwards is GOD and there is no greater example
of love than our dog's".
Carl had it right long ago.
Tony Amoroso
----- Original Message -----
From: Holly Woods<mailto:hollywoods@xxxxxxx>
To: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx<mailto:Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx> ; Sent: Friday, May 25,
2007 8:53 AM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: "And they called it puppy love"
I think we probably all have known people that are just as fickle as dogs
are too lol lol. People that have been in love so many times that when they
go to buy a Valentines card they look for the one that says *To the one and
only person I will ever love*....Then buy two dozen of them lol
----- Original Message -----
From: <Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx<mailto:Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx>>
To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 7:48 AM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: "And they called it puppy love"
> We like to think our dogs "love" in human terms, the only ones we
> understand
> really, and we all have dozens of stories to illustrate our belief that
> they
> DO in fact love, but I'm not so sure.
>
> Perhaps what we call love, grief, compassion and on some level
> understanding
> is really pack behavior, age old survival instinct or just plain
> instinct.
> Dogs obviously aren't solitary animals and a good many of them "invite"
> us to
> glimpse their world and even more seem to enjoy ours, but have you ever
> sent
> a dog away for a few weeks to a handler, worried about how they'll
> possibly
> manage to exist without you <G> and have them "love" their new person in
> a
> matter of days? AND (fickle things!) love them years later when their
> paths
> cross on a show grounds? Ever have a bitch in for breeding who acted as
> if you
> in fact whelped her within a few days? What about service dogs who
> transfer
> their "love" in a matter of weeks or months from breeder to foster family
> to
> trainer to handicapped individual? Think of the dogs we have in the
> Middle
> East that transfer their loyalty when handlers are rotated.
>
> I know many dogs who are generous, patient, kind, forgiving...what we
> would
> call "good natured" in a person, but is it really the same thing?
> Probably
> not. Some are bullies and hard headed, again, we humanize these things,
> but
> what we're most probably observing are genetics, pack behaviors and
> results of
> early socialization (or lack thereof).
>
> It doesn't do much harm to humanize our companions. If you think back to
> the lot of domestic animals through the industrial revolution, it was a
> hard
> one. Wonderful works of fiction lead to the development of humane
> societies
> and raised awareness re the plights of animals. (I'd guess for most, it'd
> be
> harder to abuse an animal if you think they "feel" what we do.)
>
> Most of our dogs trust us, they invite us to play, they willingly perform
> tasks for us, and because we have been invited into their pack, they
> protect us
> and what is ours because we are "theirs". I know mine enjoy their
> lifestyle:) We groom them and the softer among them "groom us back" with
> kisses.
> (Ever notice, a truly dominant dog isn't much of a kisser?)
>
> I'd like to THINK they love, and I'd like to think they realize how much
> they're loved but I've lived with a pack of dogs for far too long to
> discount
> the role pack behavior plays in how we view their responses....I like to
> think I
> can be rational...until I hold a graying head in my hands and look into
> the
> eyes that meet my gaze and "rational" goes right out the window:)
>
>
> Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC
> three generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions live here!
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