I’ve said a few times recently that I want a dog, but it’s always in ways that don’t correspond with my lifestyle whatsoever. Like, “I’d love to have a dog out at my weekend place in coastal Maine.” But I don’t go to Maine. Or, “It’d be nice to let the dog run around in the park while I’m reading the newspapers outside on Sunday mornings.” But I work Sunday mornings.
Anyway, I’ve narrowed my fake dog fake preferences to a top three:
1. Golden retriever—the only dog I’ve ever had a substantial relationship with was a golden. Such a sweet and friendly but fairly low-key personality (after the first couple of high-octane years):
2. Alaskan malamute—the fam had one of these when I was a baby.
3. Brown lab—I feel like if a chapter in the novel was terrible, he’d tell me. Brown labs are tough, but honest. “Dude, come on—how many girls can one character meet in the library? Think harder.”
October 3, 2008 at 11:28 am |
haha. funny stuff on that last one there.
i like a yellow lab more than the chocolate.
but my #1 wold obviously be a border collie.
October 3, 2008 at 3:09 pm |
i fully support your plans, but felt the need to point out that i’m pretty sure the first picture here is actually of a yellow lab, not a golden retriever. (my parents have a yellow lab, which clearly makes me an authority on the subject.)
October 3, 2008 at 3:52 pm |
haha, i don’t know, i had a golden retriever puppy when i was a kid and that’s what it looked like. as we used to sing: “molly, you are my puppy, how do i love thee? oh let me count the ways!”
i think goldens and yellow labs look pretty similar throughout their lives, except with a golden you have to vacuum your house every thirty minutes or so.