The Hurt Locker

There was a big hit movie in 2009 called The Hurt Locker. Jet, my foster mom, says it was a tough movie but really good. It was almost like seeing sepia tone (word of the day) moments from the eyes of a bomb disposal squad some where in the badlands of the Middle East where the war is going on. It’s been said that to make things even more realistic by not letting the actors always know where a bomb might go off so they are more likely to react surprised the same way..

If you haven’t seen the movie, I recommend it. It provides an introspective understanding of what a job does to a soldier as opposed to the job the soldier is assigned to do.



Animals have ‘hurt lockers’ too. We call them puppy mill hot boxes. They are like storage units for dogs. I chose a news clip below about puppy mills because you’ll get the idea of what we deal with in puppy mills without seeing anything too awful. Viewing documentaries about puppy mills is important because it seems to be the only way humans FINALLY get what our job (making more puppies) is doing to us.

Jobs (for humans or dogs) can be good, leaving both inspired and feeling fulfilled. For example: a doctor who saves lives in the ER or a dog who guides blind humans. Jobs can also kill or warp the human and dog spirit. This is what happened to the bomb disposal guy in The Hurt Locker and to the dogs rescued after many years in puppy mills.

So, here’s my lesson of the day… DO NOT support the purchase of ANY animals from a puppy mill, report puppy mills to the authorities, adopt animals rescued from puppy mills and love the ‘hurt locker’ right out of their heart.

Okay, here’s the question of the day from Dizzy who asked: My dad and I like to walk at night. We always walk on the sidewalks but should I be doing something like wearing reflective gear?


Dear Dizzy:
I’m glad to hear you and your human are being careful when you walk at night. You might consider getting a light-up collar or highly reflective collar for extra safety. One example of these lighted collars can be found at the link below.