Comments on: The Attack http://okaycity.com/2008/01/28/the-attack/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:08:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Amy http://okaycity.com/2008/01/28/the-attack/#comment-250664 Amy Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:38:02 +0000 http://okaycity.com/2008/01/28/the-attack/#comment-250664 I would go with your number 2 reason. We seriously run into trouble when we apply human characteristics and thought processes to animals. Don't don't think like humans. And they don't do things for "revenge." My guess is that it was the porcine blood that drove him crazy. And, please. Don't have kids until you can control your temper. They will do way worse things, seriously wreck your stuff, vomit/poop/pee on everything you own, break things just because they can, you get the picture. They will try your patience to the upmost. If you can't control it with a dog, you're gonna lose it with a kid. Kids are amazing and wonderful, but you have to really practice a lot of self control to be a good parent. I know, I have 3. I would go with your number 2 reason. We seriously run into trouble when we apply human characteristics and thought processes to animals. Don’t don’t think like humans. And they don’t do things for “revenge.” My guess is that it was the porcine blood that drove him crazy.

And, please. Don’t have kids until you can control your temper. They will do way worse things, seriously wreck your stuff, vomit/poop/pee on everything you own, break things just because they can, you get the picture. They will try your patience to the upmost. If you can’t control it with a dog, you’re gonna lose it with a kid. Kids are amazing and wonderful, but you have to really practice a lot of self control to be a good parent. I know, I have 3.

]]> By: indigo bunting http://okaycity.com/2008/01/28/the-attack/#comment-250084 indigo bunting Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:35:53 +0000 http://okaycity.com/2008/01/28/the-attack/#comment-250084 Hey Sewa! You ever gonna start writing at your own blog again? —A Concerned Citizen Hey Sewa! You ever gonna start writing at your own blog again? —A Concerned Citizen

]]> By: Sewa Yoleme http://okaycity.com/2008/01/28/the-attack/#comment-249961 Sewa Yoleme Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:31:26 +0000 http://okaycity.com/2008/01/28/the-attack/#comment-249961 I'm liking your second theory very much. It feels like a gut reaction, not a revenge one. Cats piss or poop on your bed for revenge. But when dogs tear things up, it's either boredom or something very instinctual. (They prefer to get their revenge in other ways, like pretending not to hear you when you've been calling them for hours, then looking at you sweetly as if to say, "Oh, hello, isn't it a pleasant day?") I’m liking your second theory very much. It feels like a gut reaction, not a revenge one. Cats piss or poop on your bed for revenge. But when dogs tear things up, it’s either boredom or something very instinctual. (They prefer to get their revenge in other ways, like pretending not to hear you when you’ve been calling them for hours, then looking at you sweetly as if to say, “Oh, hello, isn’t it a pleasant day?”)

]]> By: Nate http://okaycity.com/2008/01/28/the-attack/#comment-249954 Nate Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:10:25 +0000 http://okaycity.com/2008/01/28/the-attack/#comment-249954 I have two leading theories: 1) The night before the attack, I'd spent over three hours repotting plants, and Sam seemed a little perturbed that I wasn't paying attention to him. It's possible the attack was a kind of "jealous sibling" thing. 2) I have been using organic porcine blood meal as plant food; it's possible that Sam smelled it, it smelled good, and he went to town. Thanks for the concern, Sewa. I'm definitely in love with the little guy, which is what made it that much harder. I have two leading theories:

1) The night before the attack, I’d spent over three hours repotting plants, and Sam seemed a little perturbed that I wasn’t paying attention to him. It’s possible the attack was a kind of “jealous sibling” thing.

2) I have been using organic porcine blood meal as plant food; it’s possible that Sam smelled it, it smelled good, and he went to town.

Thanks for the concern, Sewa. I’m definitely in love with the little guy, which is what made it that much harder.

]]> By: Sewa Yoleme http://okaycity.com/2008/01/28/the-attack/#comment-249950 Sewa Yoleme Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:47:58 +0000 http://okaycity.com/2008/01/28/the-attack/#comment-249950 It's heartbreaking and beyond irritating, of course. But the question is WHY would Sam go nuts like that? He obviously knew that he had destroyed your garden, and he knew how upset you'd be. He knew he deserved your wrath. So why did he do it? Was the smell of the soil just too delectable? Did he chew on something that made him bonkers (is there a doggie equivalent to catnip)? I've been following the Sam Stories, and I think I'm falling in love with that crazy guy. This act of terrorism seems like a huge mystery to me. It’s heartbreaking and beyond irritating, of course. But the question is WHY would Sam go nuts like that? He obviously knew that he had destroyed your garden, and he knew how upset you’d be. He knew he deserved your wrath. So why did he do it? Was the smell of the soil just too delectable? Did he chew on something that made him bonkers (is there a doggie equivalent to catnip)?

I’ve been following the Sam Stories, and I think I’m falling in love with that crazy guy. This act of terrorism seems like a huge mystery to me.

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