The Cone

It’s interesting how something simple can have so much power. Jet, my foster mom, says she knew someone that used to keep a cone in the trunk of his car. He would pull it out when he left the area around his home to protect his premium parking space. People drive up to the space to park, see the cone and then drive on, leaving the space empty.

Jet calls this the power of cone.

Interesting.

The cone itself actually has no power so I asked Jet had it seems to influence what people do. Her response was that Americans are taught from an early age that cones (used by police humans or highway workers) mean ‘stay away’ or ‘space reserved’. So it seems that people using cones have some type of influential power by association.

If a plastic, orange dunce cap gives one human the power to influence another human’s behavior (much like a policeman’s badge) then it stands to reason that humans could use heartfelt words to influence other humans to behave more kindly to animals.

So, here’s my lesson of the day… Use words to create a cone zone – a safe space - for animals in your life and in your community.

Okay, here’s the question of the day from Fudge who asked: I’m a black cat. (Thus the name fudge.) I get all sorts of flack for being bad luck because of my color. You’d think people would like me because I remind them people of that gooey chocolate stuff they like so what can I do to get rid of the bad rap?

Dear Fudge:

I’m a relatively bright dog but I’m not too savvy about all things cats. However, I did a little digging and found the following… Black cats aren’t REALLY bad luck. Its just superstition or make believe. Next time you see a human that thinks you’re bad luck simply add a big Cheshire grin to go along with those mysterious eyes. Smiles (for humans and animals) have magic that transcends silly superstitions and fear.

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