By DELL ARTHUR
Leave it to the Seattle
Times, a major daily newspaper in Washing State to uncover President Donald J.
Trump’s most disgusting, heinous troublesome crime of his life. A recent column
on their editorial page was able to dig into his background and bring to the
attention of readers his most egregious fault that should automatically result
in immediate impeachment! And what is this abominable accusation?
He doesn’t own a dog!
This is an
earth-shattering discovery written by a Don Rogers, a retired school teacher in
the Silicon Valley, California, whose essay was featured on the opinion page of
the Seattle Times. In his opening lead paragraph he stated, “President Donald
Trump does not own a dog. He doesn’t have a pet of any kind. My theory is that
by not caring for, or about, a pet, he has been slighted when it comes to
sensitivity, his humanity and his character.”
Now that is saying a
mouthful! Apparently Trump’s alleged inability to relate to human beings
centers about the lack of formation of the above qualities. His ending
paragraph states, “President Trump, I honestly feel sorry for you. You have
tremendous material achievements but lack the experience of sorrow in losing a
beloved pet. You can’t feel the reciprocal and total love, and the knowledge of
teamwork, that comes from the need to feed and care for something other than
yourself. Now that’s sad.”
If this guy Rogers is
correct perhaps he has a point. Dogs are unique. One of their greatest features
is how they reflect the personality of their owners. Often times you will note
that a dog owner has some physical characteristic attributable of their master.
Taking all of this to heart the question is what breed should the President get? Obviously you would think the mutt should reflect something
of his personality, temperament and sense of humanity specialty at dinner time.
Consequently we contacted an expert on the subject, my son David.
An author and publisher
of dog books, he has experience as a United Kennel Club judge and has a profound
knowledge of breeds. Dave and his wonderful wife Barb, a American Kennel Club
judge, own Aircastle Kennels located in Cincinnati, Ohio. They not only breed
their own line of standard poodles for show but are also professional groomers
and trainers. He is often called to judge dog shows across the United States
and Canada and is recognized as a top authority. So taking all of this in
consideration we asked him if Trump were to get a dog which breed should he
get.
First off he suggested
Trump get what is known as a Brazilian Mastiff. This particular large breed is
known as aggressive, protective of their masters and just plain mean with
anyone who poses a threat. “This breed might fit Trump when it comes to run-ins
with Democrats,” Dave said and added, “They are great with families but eat
strangers!” In fact this dog is banned by many countries including the United
Kingdom, all of Europe, Russia and Australia to name a few. “When judging one
of these dogs you don’t try to put your hands on them—if you do you may walk
away with a bloody stump!” he added.
So passing on to another
pup that may fit the Presidents needs we thought of a Dalmatian. These dogs
have a coat of white with black spots all over They are also mellow, hard to
train but would fit in well with diversity since they are both black and white.
However they are dumb as a stump so would probably adapt better with somebody
like Nancy Pelosi or Chuck Schumer.
Pondering other breeds
Dave thought that maybe a Pekinese might work but not for Trump. These mutts
are renowned for not being very bright, stubborn and tend to think they are in
charge. On second thought this breed would fit in well with Joe Biden. Neither
one seems to have a very good handle on reality and share the same
characteristics. You can go on and from the very brightest to the dumbest dogs
but all of them share one particular quality. Every one of these pups has its
own particular faithful characteristic. That is a lot more than can be said for
Democrats especially after the recent Kavanaugh fiasco.
But back to the essay by
Rogers: He related how his little English setter named Bosco saved his life and
this is an interesting story in itself. It seems he was returning home from leave
with the Air Force at Denver, CO, to California, to visit his aunt and uncle, living
at Menlo Park, who was caring for his dog. Rogers said the trip took about 36
hours without sleep. After a few hours visiting he was invited to a dance at
Nampa, some distance from his aunt and uncles home. For some reason, he
related, he asked if he could take Bosco with him. “About 10 miles from Menlo
Park I fell asleep at the wheel and woke up with Bosco licking my face furiously.
I opened my eyes to see a semitruck (sec) just ahead of me and was just able to
pull around him. Bosco saved my life, and his. I learned that life is precious
and that dogs can be precious.”
My first thought was
perhaps Bosco should have been driving. As for the near miss I’m thankful Bosco
is okay. Anyone so stupid as to make a trip of 36 hours without a break and
then attempt to make a long drive to a dance isn’t too smart as it is.
So, at Rogers’s
suggestion that President Trump get a dog Dave and I decided the best pup he
could get was a standard poodle. The reason? Poodles have a beautiful coat,
love to be groomed and are too smart to get into politics.
