Is this weird or is it me?

Lesley wrote:

Hi all

I have a friend who doesn't like cats.. I am prepared to regard this
as a minor personality defect as long as the person would never be
cruel to a cat and she wouldn't- she's just one of those people who
was reared by d*g things and has never known the joy of cats

I saw her the other day and she mentioned one of her d*g things.
Bascially she lives in London and her d*g things are at her parents
home- they are chiuahuas ( forgive the spelling) anyway she said she
had popped home and the oldest one looked really cute?

Cute I can understand (I have seen pictures and okay I am prepared to
accrpt these are cute d*g things) but why does she suddenly look cute?

She explains the d*g has had most of her lower jaw removed because she
had cancer and "Now her tongue hangs out all the time and its really
cute"

Is it me or what? My first comment was "Can she eat?" and this person
agreed she seems to be eating okay but she does look cute with her
tongue hanging out

I felt a bit sick- I could understand being relieved a loved pet
survived major surgery and was eating but regarding the fact her
tongie now hangs out as "cute" as if this was some sort of bonus!

Is this just me or what?

No, it's definitely NOT just you! I can't imagine regarding
the results of drastic cancer surgery as "cute" - but of
course, I would seriously consider the prognosis and the
pet's potential quality of life after surgery before having
it done at all. Your friend sounds like someone from the
middle ages, when physical deformity in humans was
considered "cute" and amusing, too! (Being court jesters
may have enabled them to survive, but can you imagine
existing in a time when you had to earn your living being
laughed at for something you couldn't help?)

"Lesley" wrote in message
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Hi all

I have a friend who doesn't like cats...

I saw her the other day and she mentioned one of her d*g
things.
Bascially she lives in London and her d*g things are at her
parents
home- they are chiuahuas ( forgive the spelling)...

You're forgiven. It's close enough. I believe it's spelled
"chihuahua". Otherwise known as rats on sticks, when collared and
leashed ;-)

--
MatSav

On 2007-11-11, penned:
So I guess what I'm thinking is, the most charitable interpretation
is that she's a good person who cares about her dog and just said
something a little odd. And hey, maybe the dog does look cute to
her. Who's the one-eyed kitty (her name escapes me right now) that
was saved from the brink of death? A lot of people here commented
on how cute she was because she looked like she was winking all the
time.////

You're possibly thinking of Miss Lily Whiskers. And she *KNOWS*
she's unbelievably cute. ;o) Seriously, she's convinced that if she
sits still long enough, the world will revolve around her and it
frequently does.

That's definitely who I was thinking about!

Or, possibly you're thinking of Waffles, belonging to Helen s.

Or even HRFL Tiger, who rules this house with an iron paw.

All familiar, but I was specifically thinking of Miss Lily Whiskers.

I suspect the person with the dog is just trying to deal with the
fact her baby had a life threatening illness. People react in
different ways.

*nod*

--
monique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully

pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca