There is so much of what today we call "misinformation" being offered as truth on our dogs, that it is no wonder people and dogs are less than they could be and should be. Not long ago misinformation was called nonsense or lies by the more polite, bullshit by the less patient. Today we are a softer group, less willing to offend…..less eager to stand up.

We have magazines that are written solely to humanize the dog. The pages are full of Hollywood stars and starlets holding well dressed pampered dogs. Half naked models pose with dog breeds long dead for their intended use. People who cannot communicate with their own children, layout what the dog feels, thinks, hears and yes, even says. Often we find ourselves believing this well dressed crap by the elite and famous, as it is fed to us. After all we need to believe in something and this type of misinformation offers the path of least resistance.

As magazines give voice to the nuts that still are bold enough to explain "Drives" to us, they also attempt to dictate what we do with our dogs. Reality has little to do with anything. Good bees are obedient bees and we, if nothing else, have learned to be obedient. Common sense, honor and dignity just give us headaches. It is much easier to listen and take advice from coke sniffing individuals who spend more time on the analysts couch than they do in the fresh air. These are canine experts; if nothing else they dress their dogs well.

Perhaps, when time permits, we could publish a starving Childs magazine. We could have well dressed stars and models feeding their dogs as dirty faced forsaken children look on. They could tell us how to communicate with the little urchins and describe what they are trying to tell us in their muffled tones. The children may even wonder why dogs are better dressed and fed than they are, or why they are not held and comforted. At any rate, we may learn what it is that "Drives" them to starve in the dirt and filth they exist in, or what "Drives" us not to care.

As I grow older I watch as the dogs are being destroyed by the weakness of prompt and pageantry that empty heads promote. I also watch the children as they forget how to play and laugh. We have so much for which we will be made answer to someday. Will we remain within the trance of being led by the incompetent and incorrigible or will we awaken to the strengths of our ancestors? To see this world as it could be as it should be we must merely see ourselves as we are.

We all wish to be part of something and that is not a bad thing. It is a bad thing when we are part of a cancer which blindly eats away at our self respect and logic. It is far better to stand alone for that which is right than to stand collectively with those blinded by self righteousness. Our dogs will only get stronger as we do. It is simply that simple. May GOD forgive us…….When Time Permits of course.

©Mike McConnery/Baden K9 Incorporated, 02/03/07

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