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Front Door
I was hospitalized for a few days, and my wife reported that
my dog really missed me. "She spends the night at the front
door, awaiting your return," she said.
"What an example of true love," I replied. "I wonder if you'd
be that concerned about me?"
"Honey," my wife answered, "if you were gone overnight, and
I didn't know where you were, you can be sure I'd be waiting
for you at the front door."
Why do normally well-behaved dogs sometimes become more aggressive when in the car? Veterinary behaviorists believe it's because a car seems like an easily defensible space to some dogs. The dog becomes a sort of turtle surrounded by a nice hard automobile shell-this sense lets the dog become aggressive with impunity. But there are solutions. Enforce the "down-stay" command to keep your dog low, where he can't see all the exciting happenings in the "outside world." An even better idea is putting your dog in a specially designed seat belt, for his safety. And for yours, too.
"Dogs live with man as courtiers 'round a monarch, steeped in the flattery of his notice ... to push their favor in this world of pickings and caresses is, perhaps, the business of their lives."
- Robert Louis Stevenson
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