tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post3999246889543923548..comments2024-03-16T12:45:12.251-04:00Comments on Raised By Wolves: Angels and DaemonsHeather Houlahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-19807569882207860712010-09-24T00:59:55.468-04:002010-09-24T00:59:55.468-04:00FYI. I tried posting the exact same thing into my ...FYI. I tried posting the exact same thing into my own blog a day or two ago, and Google ate it, too.<br /><br />I begin to suspect the lately applied Google spam trap, which apparently there is no way to disable.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18015219452269186971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-21062180230955901382010-09-21T20:30:17.560-04:002010-09-21T20:30:17.560-04:00My Golden retriever bitch is evil, and no one ever...My Golden retriever bitch is evil, and no one ever believes me when I tell them that. When I mention this to people, they protest while continuing to love all over her. I swear she grins and winks at me when she knows they're not looking. <br /><br />One person who seemed to understand suggested it may be because her name is a palindrome. That's as good an explanation as any I have come up with. Her sire, dam and littermates are practically textbook Goldens, i.e. perfect dogs, so I can't blame genetics, and she was this way even in the whelping box, so I can't blame her upbringing.<br /><br />She's not even particularly useful, but she's wickedly funny, and that's enough.Eleanor Sobkowiakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16475564873465056102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-11861354364688203042010-09-21T08:15:12.477-04:002010-09-21T08:15:12.477-04:00I have an evil dog. Miss Emmy Lou. I tried to gi...I have an evil dog. Miss Emmy Lou. I tried to give her an innocuous name. I can't imagine who she would be if I'd named her Flash or something like that. I recognized her right off though so she never got the "cuteness bubble" really going. She is the only dog I have ever owned who, from babyhood, when corrected would look at me with a "well @#$% I'm not going to do THAT in front of HER again" look.bealsie2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09186244660186851834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-15317097728260371562010-09-19T21:23:23.876-04:002010-09-19T21:23:23.876-04:00"she will *always* do this. *Always.* She wil..."she will *always* do this. *Always.* She will never control her urge to do evil in the absence of likely consequences, because she *does not care.* She has excellent impulse control about things she cares about."<br /><br />There is much of my Callie in this remark. She is much the better dog for the 12-year presence of my late dog Rex, and has many redeeming qualities. But I must say your post gave me the eureka moment that despite her apparent lack of impulse control on many occasions, there's a good deal of calculation behind that lack of control. <br /><br />Thanks for the great post and comments.MaryEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03705816399774008342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-31830251391473977992010-09-17T11:58:22.909-04:002010-09-17T11:58:22.909-04:00And then this morning, I realized this recalled an...And then this morning, I realized this recalled <a href="http://www.suck.com/daily/99/07/27/" rel="nofollow">an ancient Suck column</a>, though I wonder if he wasn't trying to be needlessly provocative with the hook that people eat dogs elsewhere.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18015219452269186971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-13259894784083567992010-09-16T21:55:49.167-04:002010-09-16T21:55:49.167-04:00Now he just does it for the reaction and runs off ...<i>Now he just does it for the reaction and runs off gleefully. He will not do it when I am around </i><br /><br />That's it Dani! You've nailed the definitive field mark of the Evil dog!<br /><br />The atrocities that Rosie attempts, and the profane threats she utters, when I am watching her are as nothing compared to what she gets away with the moment my back is turned.<br /><br />And she will *always* do this. *Always.* She will never control her urge to do evil in the absence of likely consequences, because she *does not care.* She has excellent impulse control about things she cares about.<br /><br />And one of her absolute faves is a hard crotch-bump when her latest human mark has stopped petting her for a few seconds and my eyes are not glued to her. It invariably works.Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-80812127000325663572010-09-16T21:48:48.439-04:002010-09-16T21:48:48.439-04:00He wishes that he was owned by someone who would a...<i>He wishes that he was owned by someone who would allow him to Freely express himself at all times</i><br /><br />The world could never be prepared for the horror that would ensue ...<br /><br />Mebbe we Owners Of Evil Dogs are like those guys in *The Mummy* who guard the world from Imhotep, only no one knows or believes them.<br /><br />"Seriously, if we didn't keep a lid cranked down, you guys have *no idea* what would come down on you."Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-55947236362956599262010-09-16T16:32:56.910-04:002010-09-16T16:32:56.910-04:00I have slightly evil JRT. People think he is all s...I have slightly evil JRT. People think he is all sweet, innocent wiggling at their feet. So they squat down to pet him. If they are wearing shorts, he breaks out his favorite trick. He likes to shove his entire head up the persons shorts leg. I think he started this because of a guy with treats in his pocket that he wanted to sniff. Now he just does it for the reaction and runs off gleefully. He will not do it when I am around but my husband thinks it funny and never corrects him. Sometimes it is much easier to train the dog than the husband.Daninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-13416751895665265412010-09-16T15:57:45.640-04:002010-09-16T15:57:45.640-04:00My mother made me read Jon Katz's books when h...My mother made me read Jon Katz's books when he first started writing about dogs. I was amused, but nonplussed, and she has since moved onto attempting to read every diet book imaginable, which is pretty much just as gag-inducing.<br /><br />This is very well-written and it brings to light the fact that dogs, well, roll in shit, snark at things, lick their bums, eat gross things, and in general...are not exactly what I would term "angels." They are dogs, and while our relationships with them makes them more of a family member now, but still doesn't make them any more.<br /><br />Our last dog was Evil, but he was just playing the Best Dog EVAR card until he found a chance to shred up our tax documents and tear holes in the rugs. Took him a few years (and this was after he went through training!), but he did it.Viateciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523551407472141202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-42938690970765940692010-09-16T10:30:07.303-04:002010-09-16T10:30:07.303-04:00I love the photo of Rosie in all her Evil glory. ...I love the photo of Rosie in all her Evil glory. I did almost have to throw up a little bit over the "Precious Moments" angel. <br /><br />Ripley also relies on his ES Good Looks and Charm as an important tool in carrying out his brand of Evil. I wish I had a buck for every person who has told me that I misunderstand his motives (and therefore do not really Love him) and that I should Trust him completely to be the Noble and Virtuous dog that he has led them to believe he is. He wishes that he was owned by someone who would allow him to Freely express himself at all times and would never question his complete Goodness. <br /><br />Mary OAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-15638350557552598892010-09-15T18:53:19.448-04:002010-09-15T18:53:19.448-04:00The way you speak of Rosie as evil - I often find ...The way you speak of Rosie as evil - I often find that certain types of "drive" that I do not like one whit in people are valuable in dogs and horses. <br /><br />Great post and thanks for revisting Katz.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-8813476255914062862010-09-15T18:00:50.182-04:002010-09-15T18:00:50.182-04:00Thank you - I will definately look into those titl...Thank you - I will definately look into those titles. I took a class last year called "Economics and Philiosophy" which touched briefly on those subjects but, due to limited class time, we weren't able to study in-depth. <br /><br />In regards to your post - I have an evil cat. Her nature was so apparent even at a young age that when I got her I briefly thought of naming her after Marie Laveau, the reputed New Orleans voodoo queen. Instead she is named Fiona, which means "white," a fitting tribute, I think, to a very contrary black cat.thursdaynextgalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-62012183839499382302010-09-15T17:47:56.096-04:002010-09-15T17:47:56.096-04:00"Had you considered that by denying the possi..."Had you considered that by denying the possibility of puppy evilocity, you trivialize all genuine canine virtue?"<br /><br />And that is the key. There is no yin without yang, no good without evil, no positive without negative.<br /><br />And half a conversation worse than no conversation at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-18174815562479188412010-09-15T14:27:02.750-04:002010-09-15T14:27:02.750-04:00Jon Katz! OMG, I just made the connection that HE ...Jon Katz! OMG, I just made the connection that HE was the author of a book I read last year and hated.<br /><br />I see I'm not the only one.adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04605428127471399424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-45091741024026161372010-09-15T11:48:55.677-04:002010-09-15T11:48:55.677-04:00Kim --
The cute bubble is the undoing of many a d...Kim --<br /><br />The cute bubble is the undoing of many a dog.<br /><br /><i>Dogma</i> is the source of much wonderfulness.<br /><br />See my comment to Thursdaynextgal about getting some peace and quiet to think here.<br /><br />I've got a stack of studies that are just asking for some deep analysis. I just need to stop being distracted by the shiny and buckle down.<br /><br />A few of them were scooped, and scooped well, by other bloggers in my circle, so I set them aside. No need to reinvent the wheel. I'll link to those when I get rolling.Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-28536050734809728022010-09-15T09:04:01.534-04:002010-09-15T09:04:01.534-04:00My youngest is evil - particularly towards my midd...My youngest is evil - particularly towards my middle girl, but also towards any dog who messes with her stuff, moves too quickly, acts like an ass, jumps on people or is smaller than a bread box.<br /><br />She knows the consequences, and just after her first birthday she is very responsive, lives to work, and may turn out to be one of the best dogs we've ever had. I think her evil comes from her cuteness though. As in, too cute for words - she spent her first year in the "cute bubble"... the first six months people would apologize to ME when she started shoving their dogs around.<br /><br />But that's not why I posted. <br /><br />Number one - I firmly believe that Jon Katz has some mental problems. No one else could do what he did to those dogs and THEN WRITE ABOUT IT. Sick bastard.<br /><br />Second - major, major, major points for using the Dogma shot.<br /><br />And finally, I remember quite some time ago that you had plans to critique some studies... any plans to do so?Kimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-39280843223124339122010-09-15T03:55:31.843-04:002010-09-15T03:55:31.843-04:00@&^%$ blogger won't let ME repost it, eith...@&^%$ blogger won't let ME repost it, either.Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-29269184172862122432010-09-15T03:54:35.265-04:002010-09-15T03:54:35.265-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-90633612876357765132010-09-15T03:44:58.251-04:002010-09-15T03:44:58.251-04:00I effing give up.I effing give up.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18015219452269186971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-84034429476685636692010-09-15T03:39:00.346-04:002010-09-15T03:39:00.346-04:00...
I realize you've written many articles ov...<i><br />...<br /><br />I realize you've written many articles over the time I've read Slashdot focused on how the web/net democratize society and the economy as well, but this particular article is just plain shoddy. Especially since you throw in a lot of jargon, but don't really connect the dots between a dog book and net marketing. You haven't shown the rest of us how this really works (a key piece of what "open source" is all about), and you haven't shown how it has really helped you. Did you do a cost-benefit analysis detailing how much time you spent hyping your book in various online forums versus the revenue those presumably additional sales produced? Did you check to see if your online efforts were truly the source of the increase by using appropriate statistical sampling methods? Have you provided any part of the book online, or just a lame link to Amazon which any right-thinking moral netizen is boycotting?</i><br /><br />Of course, the poster above goes 'round the bend with the gag-inducing locution "right-thinking moral netizen". (Who even hears the word "netizen" anymore? And, "right-thinking" is plenty cringeworthy by itself in the <a href="http://loyalkng.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/the-muppets-studio-american-woman-w-sam-the-eagle-singing-karaoke.jpg" rel="nofollow">Sam the Eagle</a> way.) But even when he was allegedly writing on subjects about which he should have known well, he was a prime example of FAIL.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18015219452269186971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-49971591389711560462010-09-15T00:37:59.074-04:002010-09-15T00:37:59.074-04:00I can handle bot fly larva being extruded from a d...I can handle bot fly larva being extruded from a dog's leg, but the neotenized angel art is going to give me nightmares.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-51129875719871693132010-09-14T23:55:36.172-04:002010-09-14T23:55:36.172-04:00"And can you not see that True Love comes onl..."And can you not see that True Love comes only from knowledge of True Nature? All else is fantasy."<br /><br />I think that I shall steal that.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-15064886757581400052010-09-14T23:46:55.276-04:002010-09-14T23:46:55.276-04:00Thursdaynextgal --
I may be writing more on Socra...Thursdaynextgal --<br /><br />I may be writing more on Socrates and dogs when I have some peace and quiet to think around here (so don't hold your breath.)<br /><br />Original source-wise, <i>The Symposium</i> is the best of all Socratic dialogues, and the most entertaining. <i>The Republic</i> is more pedantic, and most scholars see it as reflecting Plato's late-in-life agenda rather than his teacher's thinking, but still worth a serious read. Allan Bloom's translation, by all means.<br /><br />If you can get it, a classic work on the classics is Werner Jaeger's <i>Paideia: The Ideals of Greek Culture</i>. It is three volumes. It's time for me to revisit it. It is probably also time for me to take a look at what good scholarship has come out in the past 20 years.<br /><br />My Greek professor passed away this spring; I read his obit brief last week, and -- well, there are times I miss that life. I was so privileged to have the teachers I did, and the colleagues.Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-20551021281121158642010-09-14T23:32:19.952-04:002010-09-14T23:32:19.952-04:00Rob, your post keeps coming into my inbox, but won...Rob, your post keeps coming into my inbox, but won't appear on the blog.<br /><br />I'll email it to you, and you can repost by pasting. I'd give it a few hours to sort out first.<br /><br />Blogger is having a nervous breakdown today for some reason.Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-3756865047131184172010-09-14T23:26:47.665-04:002010-09-14T23:26:47.665-04:00Your post on the Attic Greeks is intriguing...can ...Your post on the Attic Greeks is intriguing...can you suggest further reading (book form, please)?thursdaynextgalnoreply@blogger.com