Dog porn: why not?

ok ok ok, I know it SOUNDS terrible, but stay with me for a minute.

The sex industry is enormous, massive, it's foundational to the internet in fact, because people are constantly looking for a new buzz and sex is a very buzzy thing for most. Even I, who abhors pornography (truly), have been known to trawl the sites looking out of both curiousity and desire. And there's all kinds of freaky stuff out there, thank god they make you pay most of the time as that does at least stop kids seeing it. (The reason I really hate porn myself is that I found my Dad's dirty mag stash when I was about eight, and I was fascinated by it, I'd return to it in secret and read all the letters...it definitely affected me.)

Anyway, the thing about the porn industry is that it is just that, an industry, the people are just working, they're following directions, it's artificial. They might be having a good time and enjoying themselves (I'd certainly hope so!) on one level, but they never reach the higher levels, where you do a thing out of passion, spontaneously, and it arises out of your own natural state of being, your instincts and feelings.

Dogs, on the other hand, are a joy to watch when they're getting to know each other! And it doesn't necessarily mean they HAVE SEX either (that bit's gross, where they get stuck to each other for about half an hour? Yikes!). Spiderpig is *especially* cute and wonderful (winsome even) when he develops a crush on another dog. He chases, is playful, lies on his back with his legs in the air, sniffs, licks, nips and tries to mount...mainly his fellow male dogs I might add. Yes, Spidey is gay, and I like it!

Seriously, just wait, I'll show you what I mean one of these days...

dogs not eating their food...

It's very annoying to buy food for the dogs, who by reputation, as a species, are meant to eat anything (their own vomit, horse shit, new-born kittens (we had a dog that did that once! Gross! And the look of pure guilt on his face...he was an evil dog actually, a dachshund)) and they turn their noses up at it. Butcher's tripe I get them, it always seems like the healthiest option on the Co-Op's shelves. But they're fussy little buggers, and seem to think the food isn't good enough for them...You'd think they'd just eat it if they're hungry enough, but they continue to ignore their bowls of food and make walks a pain because they think they can eat better off the street...and in fairness, here in Kentish Town there are a hell of a lot of fried chicken outlets and their clientele often discard the bones on the street, much to my annoyance...

Help! My terriers need training!

It's just like having kids: before you have them, you just have no idea, really NO IDEA, just how much they're going to change your life.