Why in heavens would you want to put out nasty traps that don’t necessarily kill the critter and make it messy to dispose of them when rat terriers volunteer to do this every day? We are talking SERIOUS fun for my breed.
My foster mom Jet and I talked about the situation and she said she no longer uses traps since she has me. She also said there are other reasons to be careful where you use traps because it might have “unintended consequences.” I had to ask her what this term means and she explained it like this…
Her sister and brother-in-law put out mousetraps one year. They heard a noise one night and when they looked in one of their traps, they found a little owl had trapped his foot in it. See his cute little fuzzy face below. So, the trap was INTENDED for mice but hurt an innocent critter (unintended consequence).
They gently set the little guy free, nursed him overnight in a warm box (it was cold outside) and he flew away the next day.
I’ve noticed humans create situations that create unintended consequences all the time. For example, in my old neighborhood, one of the guys dumped Freon in his gutter. One of my dog pals two doors down licked it up and nearly died. You get the point. The guy didn’t intend to hurt anyone but because he didn’t carefully think about the impact of his actions, there were unintended consequences. Another example of this type of situation is the healthcare bill. (Jet says it was shoved down our throat but if it was food, why would you care?)
Apparently the bill was intended to provide insurance for the uninsured. Sadly, tax paying, small business owners are going to pay the price and reduce jobs as a result (unintended consequences). Perhaps the lesson for humans here is to take a little time to think about what will happen when you do certain things. Seems like the world might be a better place if we did.
Okay, here’s the question of the day from Digit who asked: I love the water. I can’t get enough of it. Mom and Dad want to take me on the boat but they’re afraid I won’t be safe. What can I do to convince them that I’m as safe as the rug rats they haul out on the boat?
The solution is so easy. Rug rats (no kin to the rats I LOVE to catch) are safe on the water because they wear a life jacket. Dogs can too. Simply tell your humans to put you in a life jacket and away you go to enjoy safe fun with the family.
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