Dog cather? Would that be dog catcher? I've never actually seen a real dog catcher. I thought they were only in cartoons or something.
> After several not nice encounters with the dog cather, he did snap at > the mailman once, but I explained the situation and reintroduced both > of them and both dog and mailman were fine after that. > > I can only think of two explanations for this. Either the dog picked > up on the bully mentality and cruelty in the pigs heart when they > encountered us, or he caught a vibe from me about being hassled by the > police. The second one is not likely since whenever we were OTR I had > nothing to hide. All the pot was rolled up in the bandana tied around > the dogs neck. > > > > --- In [email protected], "Ellen" <ellengoodman6@> > wrote: > > > > it was unheard-of to me before I met my brother's dog. The dog I > > grew up with didn't have this tendancy--he was prejudiced against > > professions, not skin colors. Anyone driving a truck or wearing a > > uniform. Who knows how a dog's brain works? Apparently not very > > well. > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "lovett1979" > > <lovett1979@> wrote: > > > > > > There was a "Curb Your Enthusiasm" where Larry had a racist dog, so > > > this is definitely not an un-heard-of thing. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Ellen" > > > <ellengoodman6@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I haven't even finished reading the chat transcript, but I had to > > > say > > > > something about the racist dogs thread. Actually I can't believe > > > this > > > > was discussed at such length, because the last time my dad and I > > > were > > > > at my brother's house, he commented that he thinks my brother's > > > dog is > > > > racist. I have no idea if my brother is aware of this. We > > > thought it > > > > was a fluky, freaky thing that is not a common trait among dogs. > > > Then > > > > I read the chat and learn that a disproportionate number of dog- > > > owning > > > > chatters have this problem. How weird is that? So my brother's > > > dog > > > > isn't the freak we thought he was. It was quite noticeable, too-- > > > the > > > > dog normally loves people, but would bark whenever there was > > > someone > > > > there who wasn't caucasian and continue until the person left. > > It > > > was > > > > eerie. Anyway, this appears to be a well-documented phenomenon, > > > which > > > > was eye-opening to find out. I will see my dad at my brother's > > > house > > > > at Thanksgiving--if my brother's dog is still exhibiting this > > > racist > > > > behavior I can reassure my dad and maybe my brother too if he has > > > > figured it out that his dog is not alone in acting like this. > > The > > > chat > > > > is so educational! > > > > > > > > > >
