Dogs; inside or outside
Recently the wife and I have been discussing one day getting a dog.
She doesn’t want a dog, like the rest of England she is obsessed with cats, so much so that I have finally caved in and decided to allow her one (and only one) kitten, but only with the proviso that I can get a dog when we get a house.
It must be said that she was not overly happy, but the cat news made her excited enough to agree.
Her only dog rule is that the dog must have a neat face. This obviously makes no sense, so i agreed to it.
Then we were discussing the everyday problems that having pets would involve, and she talked about how it might come on the couch.
I was confused, as how would the dog get inside to even get on the couch.
She said, “dogs live inside”.
And there it was, another cultural difference.
In Australia (and now I have found out Sri Lanka) dogs are outside animals, but in England, regardless of backyard space, they are inside animals.
I understand the basic difference, the temperature, but even so, why would anyone keep a dog inside?
Sure give them a warm place to sleep, the garage, an insulated kennel, or a doggy door to the laundry, but they don’t come inside, certainly not when you aren’t there.
That is madness.
Dogs are outdoor animals, they have fur, they like to chase things, they piss on trees and grass, why would they live indoors if you had the space?
A dog isn’t like a cat, they take up space, they stink a little, they like to roll in dirt, they much on their own shit and bark at the moon.
Outdoors is their place.
Even if they have a neat face.
Will the cultural differences never end?
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I presume you’ll just be a cat household, then?!
Or if you’ll have to retire to the country and buy a farm. Farm dogs live outside. At a push I suppose you could run a scrapyard and keep Rottweilers or Dobermans as guard dogs, although I’m not sure whether either of those breeds have neat faces. Rottweilers are a bit slobbery and Dobermans a bit pointy for neatness.
I am glad I am now the wife, not the guide.
Lisa has understood the concept of a neat faced dog perfectly.
I think 2 kittens would be the most fun. I don’t understand your problem with being a 2 cat household. 2 kittens can play with each other instead of bothering you.
Miriam I don’t know if you follow @belgianwaffling on twitter or her blog – but she posts occasional pics of her dog which has one of the neatest faces ever
don’t put him outside!
he’ll be eaten by the squirrels.
or the badgers.
Ceci, i have duly started following belgianwaffling and am wondering how soon is too soon to request photos of her neat faced dog from her.