Humans treat dogs differently at different times. When I lived on the streets (before Jet rescued me), people treated me like a leper. Granted, I looked like a leper. Suffering from a type of mange, I was nearly hairless and my skin was beet red. Humans avoided me, stared at me, through rocks at me, and ran from me. Some of my toughest days as an abandoned dog were not the days I went without food or little water but the days I had to endure, albeit survive the cruel ridicule of the humans I was starving to know. The humans that were supposed to be my friends had transformed in to bullies that beat me up with words and actions.
Once I was rescued and no longer living on the street, things really changed. It was as if by the very nature of ‘belonging’ to one human, I was automatically accepted by all humans. Jet’s neighbors asked about me, the vets examined me, and strangers inquired about my red skin and wished me well.
I bring this topic up because I see a similar disturbing situation happening with mini humans, also known as kids. Each day, these smaller humans go to a place called school that is kind of like a grownup’s version of work. While there, the kids that are supposed to be their pals are really bullies. The bullies say terrible things to the other kids and ridicule them with cruel actions. In other words, these kids are treated like dogs on the street. There’s even a new iPhone app that scans and rates your face on an Ugly Meter. This rating is then shared with other bullies at school.
It gives you pause (not paws).
So, here’s my lesson of the day… Dog or human, no one should be treated like a leper. – Even lepers deserve better. Bullies are created not born. We don’t give birth to babies with poison in their spirit. In fact, my mom would have bit me on the butt if I treated my fellow pups poorly. (Actually, she did one time.) Parents need to teach their kids that how they treat other humans – matters and when they treat others badly, someone needs to bite these kids on the butt before God does it for them.
Dear Frito:
Dogs can have special birthday cakes too. Send your human to the link below. They can purchase a bone cake pan. Humans! Be sure the ingredients in the cake are veterinarian approved.
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