No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Sometimes I read about someone saying with great authority that animals have no intentions and no feelings, and I wonder, 'Doesn't this guy have a dog?'
I'm a natural golden retriever at heart. I'm fine with that now, but there was a time when I tried to keep myself from jumping up on people. I had to make myself sit.
If dogs could talk it would take a lot of the fun out of owning one.
Once you have an animal, you have to commit to it. They need a sense of freedom, but, of course, they must have some boundaries. I am against hitting them though; just send the vibe and that will do it.
'Why' is a question no animal can ask, because both the question and answers require speech. Have you ever seen an animal shrug?
I don't want any dog to be put down.
Attempts to defend amusement parks and circuses on the grounds that they 'educate' people about animals should not be taken seriously. Such enterprises are part of the commercial entertainment industry. The most important lesson they teach impressionable young minds is that it is acceptable to keep animals in captivity for human amusement.
There is little evidence that other animals judge the appropriateness of actions that do not directly affect themselves.
When a man tries to communicate with an animal, there's a relationship between them, and you generally find this between the dog and his master.
The best thing about animals is that they don't talk much.