A slew of "neat things to do with your dog," at
http://www.dog-play.com/

Or, skip all that and try dancing with your dog
http://www.caninehorizons.com/Dancing_with_x.html

"Musical canine freestyle is still in its infancy. As a competitive sport, it will undoubtedly increase in technical difficulty and artistic creativity."

Hm, who knew?

I am off to NYC tomorrow, to return in two weeks time with my cabin-fevered cat Ms. Turnbuckle in tow. I'll turn her loose among the hyacinth and primrose on or around April 2. Dos Pesos is welcome anytime.

the truth is that he's happiest right next to you, whatever the weather. i think that tigger would glue himself to my side if he could.

My concern is that my dog has deep thoughts and fails to share them. It is most distressing. : )

One thing that I now understand about the owner-pet dynamic is that the pet, beyond being a fairly sentient animal with which to direct your love, exists as a certain interactive entertainment. By contrast, clicking through a barrage of websites involves a relatively passive experience. You cannot sniff the screen for rosebay. There is no tongue licking your hand when your mouse opens another window. You predominantly read and sometimes respond. But the blue blur fails to offer an acceptable surrogate for the nuances of the human face. In its current form, the technological experience is largely against reaction, almost entropic after repeated activity.

There is a certain cap upon the pleasures that can be had with the blue blurs. But one can sit comfortably with pet for hours.

The pet is the ultimate interactive coup. And it's no surprise why AIBO and the Tamagotchi were devised to find a happy compromise between the "interactivity" of the Internet experience and the real-time interactivity of a sentient animal.

The pet, known to mimic human behavior and, at a particularly young age, capable of sapping your energy, is the paragon of analog interactivity. It is certainly flawed in requiring the owner to deal with obedience, waste and related disposal procedures, and attention that pops up inconveniently for owner. But the pet is defiantly non-digital. It is flawed. It lacks the sheen. One could almost call the pet abrasive, were it not for its stirring emotions and overall pleasantness.

In this way, the pet transcends conventional interactive entertainment and becomes something more applicable to the typical human attention span.

"no meadow shall escape our riot"

i like that.

ahh, spring and a small dog's fancy turns to things to chew upon....

all little dos needs is a "big mean kitty toy." I am godmother to a small little dog that tires of watching people sit in front of boxes and he is already worked his way through two big mean kitties as well as big mean postman.

http://www.fatcats.com/html_site/dogs.shtml

enjoy. regards to dos.

Theft or homage Denise, you decide, and swiped from a bible, the Douay-Rheims no less. One of my many paths-not-followed was a literary investigation of old bibles, particularly The Geneva.

So little time, hum.

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