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A BOY AND HIS DOG

Does it make me a bad person that I would save the life of a dog before I saved the life of a person?

I think maybe it does . . . .

But I don’t really care that it does.

 

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15 Responses to “A BOY AND HIS DOG”

  1. TJ Says:
    July 22nd, 2012 at 9:35 pm

    Oh, don’t make me choose! My partner is asleep on my lap. He spent a fortune doing what he could for our boy dog, the one we said goodbye to yesterday. Humans can be wonderful.

  2. Drew Says:
    July 22nd, 2012 at 10:03 pm

    I’ve had this discussion with friends where I’ve been told I’m a terrible person for the opposite. People over animals, for me. But I’m a person who has never been overly emotional when a pet dies. I miss them, I’m sad for a few days, I move on. I think it just depends on a person’s empathy level.

  3. Kiwi Says:
    July 22nd, 2012 at 11:23 pm

    When you contemplate the net worth of the animal (i.e., human or canine) the canine usually comes out as the obvious, logical choice, if for no other reason than a great many people seem to be more porcine than human.

  4. Tony Says:
    July 22nd, 2012 at 11:25 pm

    I have to say i AGREE with you!! I prefer animals over most people. Animals do not judge you, hate you for no reason (unless there owners made them mean and nasty) and they love unconditional. They are always happy to see you and comfort you when you need it.

  5. Will Says:
    July 23rd, 2012 at 2:43 am

    In this instance, I hope you’d save BOTH, because that’s quite some boy!

  6. Colonel Panic Says:
    July 23rd, 2012 at 3:32 am

    Does that include people that you know/are related to/like/love, or is this a random stranger thing?

  7. Scott Says:
    July 23rd, 2012 at 5:12 am

    Random stranger thing versus random dog thing Colonel P.

  8. Sue Says:
    July 23rd, 2012 at 7:22 am

    It would be a snap decision depending on what the victims looked like and how much they weighed, but I agree, I’m going with the canine!

  9. jdw Says:
    July 23rd, 2012 at 7:34 am

    The thing about animals is that they serve at our pleasure. They never asked to be with us never get a vote in what they eat drink how clean they are how healthy they are.
    The only way I could reconcile it as -even- if you were comparing special needs humans or children too young to understand walking in front of a car that is moving will kill them.
    Other wise I choose the pet meaning a captive dog or cat or mammal of that stature everytime.

  10. dan Says:
    July 23rd, 2012 at 8:03 am

    my partner was driving down the road one afternoon and saw a mom and her small child’s tiny dog being attacked by a Mastiff. He pulled over and ran tackled the mastiff (my bf is only 5’10 and maybe 150# the Mastiff easily was bigger and heavier). After the dogs were separated the mastiff was as friendly as could be and licking everyone with tail wagging. My partner had a torn shirt and pants and realized what he did was pretty much stupid and could have been seriously injured. Not to mention that the little dog did bite him during the ordeal. The sweetest thing though was the thank you card that the little boy drew of him rescuing his little dog. It made it all worth it.

  11. holesome Says:
    July 23rd, 2012 at 3:02 pm

    After asking myself, what would flipper do?. I’d save the canine ,but only if the human was a Republican.

  12. D Says:
    July 23rd, 2012 at 3:29 pm

    I’d save the one I could save at that moment and spend the rest of my life agonizing over the fact that I couldn’t save them both.

  13. Todd in DC Says:
    July 24th, 2012 at 6:56 am

    Hey Scott, I’ve seen/read about military dogs kept for their aid and companionship. Have there ever been other types of military animals, like simians who are intelligent enough to help, or maybe felines?

  14. Scott Says:
    July 24th, 2012 at 7:13 am

    Todd the navy currently uses porpoises for various purposes and then of course there’s been the use of homing pigeons to send messages.

  15. Todd in DC Says:
    July 24th, 2012 at 8:08 am

    Very cool

    Not sure if there are any, “soldier and his porpoise” photos, but that could be cool

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