Monty's Big Day at the Track - An Afterthought
So I've been thinking about the pet communicator we met at the greyhound event we went to last week (see the previous post first if you haven't read it yet). I was thinking about how she promised to tell us what Monty was thinking, and when we sat down for a 15 minute session, she told us about 5 minutes worth of stuff. The conversation went something like this:
PC: Monty likes living with you
JW: Uh huh...as opposed to living on the track in a cage like he used to.
PC: He feels safe when he's with you. Safer when he's with both of you...because you've got his front and his back
JW: Yeah...OK. I choose the front.
PC: Monty is a lover, not a fighter
JW: Well, he gets kind of cranky when we go near him when he's eating a chewie.
PC: That's because he can't finish is in one sitting. He's had to fight for his food. Is there anything else you want to know?
Wait a minute...doesn't Monty have any more to tell us without asking him questions? For 5 years, Monty has been itching to talk about his feelings and when he finally gets the chance, he clams up? That's all he has to say, "I'm glad they picked me to live with them"? I call bullshit...I think he'd have more to say. How about something interesting like, "Hey, that food you give me tastes like crap...and it gives me gas". Or maybe, "I hate the frikkin cat". I don't think, "He likes being an only dog" is a revelation, do you? What animal doesn't want their owners undivided attention?
Is it crazy for her to think that Monty is talking to her? Or maybe she knows something we don't. Or maybe she was just excited at the thought that people were paying her to talk to their dogs! Has anyone else had an experience like this, and what did you think about it? I'll admit that we had fun, but I personally don't think I believe it.
PC: Monty likes living with you
JW: Uh huh...as opposed to living on the track in a cage like he used to.
PC: He feels safe when he's with you. Safer when he's with both of you...because you've got his front and his back
JW: Yeah...OK. I choose the front.
PC: Monty is a lover, not a fighter
JW: Well, he gets kind of cranky when we go near him when he's eating a chewie.
PC: That's because he can't finish is in one sitting. He's had to fight for his food. Is there anything else you want to know?
Wait a minute...doesn't Monty have any more to tell us without asking him questions? For 5 years, Monty has been itching to talk about his feelings and when he finally gets the chance, he clams up? That's all he has to say, "I'm glad they picked me to live with them"? I call bullshit...I think he'd have more to say. How about something interesting like, "Hey, that food you give me tastes like crap...and it gives me gas". Or maybe, "I hate the frikkin cat". I don't think, "He likes being an only dog" is a revelation, do you? What animal doesn't want their owners undivided attention?
Is it crazy for her to think that Monty is talking to her? Or maybe she knows something we don't. Or maybe she was just excited at the thought that people were paying her to talk to their dogs! Has anyone else had an experience like this, and what did you think about it? I'll admit that we had fun, but I personally don't think I believe it.

2 Comments:
So......
You're telling me that if the comments had been a bit more sensible and to the point, and if a little more information had been volunteered, you would have put some credence in the communications?
Say it ain't so, Joe.
By the way, your guest artist rocks! What pathos, what depths of insight into the human condition.
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