Just a small town dog

Yep, just a small town dog. 

I listen to the radio a lot - mum turns it on when she leaves for work and, to be honest with you, we only have 4 channels on tv so no need to watch it - and i kind of educated myself by listening to the news and other radio shows.

What i've learned so far?  

Sport is way more important than politics or economy.  So is gossip.  I mean, some humans gossip so much about others that i suspect their lives to be very boring.  When you've got no bone to chew on, you chew on someone else's...

Social recognition seems to be very important too.  Who has the bigger toy, the shinier one, the most expensive one?  I mean, my toy squeaks, it smells, it's all worn out but i like it the way it is.  What's the point in having a fancy toy just to impress my furiends?  The outcome of this bragging would be jealousy, that's all...

One other thing i learned while listening to the radio is that humans tend to discriminate a lot.  That is very disturbing, considering the fact that discrimination now exist in our doggie world...  Which makes me wonder if we, dogs, could blame the humans for it.  I mean, in the wild, there is no such thing.  We know our places, we know who's the alpha, we obey to our leader, we respect the elderly and we help our young puppies.  The moment humans decided to welcome us in their homes, things changed.  This breed suddenly became more important or more popular than this one.  With no respect for older dogs, humans started to end their lives because they were not worthy of living anymore.  Same with undesirable puppies.  

Oh, right,  humans do that to their own too...

Another thing i've learned is that humans like it when it's perfect, flawless.  How can it be??  My furiends come in different sizes and shapes and colors.  Some are fat, some are skinny.  Some of them are blind and others have lost their teeth.  So what?  But for humans, perfection is the Holy Grail - whatever that is.  It seems to be their life's goal.  My goal in life is to be taken care of, to be loved, to be fed, to be happy.  Shouldn't that be enough, even for humans?

I could go on and on, but i think you get my point.  Humans are really fascinating...  And what is the most fascinating thing about them is that they really think they know everything!  And if they don't, they make up stories to hide their lack of knowledge.

If only i could talk, i would tell dad that aliens do exist...  

(excerpt from my upcoming book)