Talk to people? That sounds risky. I think you're probably better off just talking to each other and your dogs. Believe me, as far as therapy goes, Max and Greta already have their paws full with the two of you!
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KitKat
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“So does Max ... it seems.” Aha, Saul appears to be hedging his bet, implying that Max does not possess a temperament that is as sound and friendly as Greta’s. Is a “my dog is superior to your dog” rift appearing? If this escalates, will it end with Eve smothering Saul with her neckerchief, or serving him her extra-special recipe, Salmon a la Cyanide?
With not much effort, Saul can let his eyebrows grow right up into his hairline.
When Saul tells Eve that dogs can help us deal with life…
Saul: “Dogs are also very useful companions to the blind.” Eve: “Maybe Max and Greta can do that.”
Saul: “With Greta’s exceptionally sensitive nose, grocery shopping would be a snap. Well, I guess as long as the blind person didn’t mind eating rotisserie chicken every night. But she’d also help them avoid uncomfortable interactions. For instance, just a whiff of vodka and she starts growling. You see, our apartment is across the hall from the Camerons’. Need I say more?” Eve: “And the person wouldn’t need a white cane any longer. Max can spot a trip about to happen a mile away.”
When Saul tells Eve that dogs can help us deal with life…
Saul: “In my younger days, I found it very relaxing to go out and shoot small, helpless animals. A hunting dog is very useful.” Eve: “Maybe Max and Greta can do that.”
Saul: “Yes, with Greta’s exceptional sense of smell, she could easily find and then drag a bunny from its den.” Eve: “I’ve got a great recipe for Rabbit Squares. How good are you with a bow and arrow?”
When Saul tells Eve that dogs can help us deal with life…
Saul: “I read that dogs are often used in the search and rescue of victims following an earthquake or an avalanche.” Eve: “Maybe Max and Greta can do that.”
Saul: “Yes, with Greta’s short legs and long, slim body, she could easily slip under and between thousands of tons of shifting concrete slabs or crawl into freezing mounds of drifting snow.” Eve: “Max could easily sniff out cadavers. He got used to the smell in the weeks following Gary’s death, when I couldn’t decide whether or not to contact the authorities.”
So will Eve's heart quiver and melt for Saul now that he's come up with a public-spirited if highly questionable idea, just as what's her name's heart melted for Tommie Beadie when he launched into just say no lecturing, and plain old hall monitoring, in schools? Is this the new default narrative?
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“So does Max ... it seems.” Aha, Saul appears to be hedging his bet, implying that Max does not possess a temperament that is as sound and friendly as Greta’s. Is a “my dog is superior to your dog” rift appearing? If this escalates, will it end with Eve smothering Saul with her neckerchief, or serving him her extra-special recipe, Salmon a la Cyanide?
With not much effort, Saul can let his eyebrows grow right up into his hairline.
Hilarious comment, Wanders! And right on the money. Can't see these two sharing their dogs' affection with anyone else.
And by the way, don't they think they should ask the dogs if they want a job? They both seem to be pretty content. They might resent it.
I suppose one of the people they'll talk to will be Mary, who sees all and knows all. We're about to see our platitude intake doubled.
-- Scottie McW.
Today's (Okay, Now I'm Just Crabby) Boldface Haiku is titled
"Is This Why You Can't Watch The Three Stooges?".
Past trauma?
When Saul tells Eve that dogs can help us deal with life…
Saul: “Dogs are also very useful companions to the blind.”
Eve: “Maybe Max and Greta can do that.”
Saul: “With Greta’s exceptionally sensitive nose, grocery shopping would be a snap. Well, I guess as long as the blind person didn’t mind eating rotisserie chicken every night. But she’d also help them avoid uncomfortable interactions. For instance, just a whiff of vodka and she starts growling. You see, our apartment is across the hall from the Camerons’. Need I say more?”
Eve: “And the person wouldn’t need a white cane any longer. Max can spot a trip about to happen a mile away.”
HelenClark
When Saul tells Eve that dogs can help us deal with life…
Saul: “In my younger days, I found it very relaxing to go out and shoot small, helpless animals. A hunting dog is very useful.”
Eve: “Maybe Max and Greta can do that.”
Saul: “Yes, with Greta’s exceptional sense of smell, she could easily find and then drag a bunny from its den.”
Eve: “I’ve got a great recipe for Rabbit Squares. How good are you with a bow and arrow?”
HelenClark
When Saul tells Eve that dogs can help us deal with life…
Saul: “I read that dogs are often used in the search and rescue of victims following an earthquake or an avalanche.”
Eve: “Maybe Max and Greta can do that.”
Saul: “Yes, with Greta’s short legs and long, slim body, she could easily slip under and between thousands of tons of shifting concrete slabs or crawl into freezing mounds of drifting snow.”
Eve: “Max could easily sniff out cadavers. He got used to the smell in the weeks following Gary’s death, when I couldn’t decide whether or not to contact the authorities.”
HelenClark
Very nice, Helen Clark!
So will Eve's heart quiver and melt for Saul now that he's come up with a public-spirited if highly questionable idea, just as what's her name's heart melted for Tommie Beadie when he launched into just say no lecturing, and plain old hall monitoring, in schools? Is this the new default narrative?
I really miss Wilbur. Just sayin' ...
Thanks, LouiseF! I've been spending way too much time alone with my two dogs, I'm afraid!
HelenClark
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