Evolving (Page 2)

They lounge all day while we prepare their food and drinks and they can go to the bathroom wherever they please as we follow them around and clean it up.

WHO is the slave?

If you have ever been to a country that does not generally consider dogs to be pets, you have seen dogs that are not "slaves". They are generally hungry and afraid of people, and not having much of a life. My dogs get to spend their days in a warm and dry environment, they have constant access to fresh food and water. They get to spend their days looking at the world go by, or sleep on couches and beds. They spend their nights in bed with their pack (fortunately we have a king size bed!). They have purpose when the humans are around, so they are not as apt to be bored. 

They are no more slaves than I am. They could easily, if they wanted, take off from the porch and leave forever if they were so inclined. When the one has run off, she is constantly looking back to play the chase game. The main way I get her back, in fact is to catch her eye and then run away from HER. She loves to run and knock me over. I am pretty sure she knows this is a pretty good deal - much as her wolfish ancestors figured out that hanging out by the cavemen was going to be a good deal for them. It has, in fact, helped dogs to be nearly as successful a species as humans, living on all continents that humans are on, and even getting to space ahead of us...

AND back to the levity:

For sure!  I have always tried to figure out a way for the dogs to start contributing.  Nut much for hunting and the lack of opposable thumbs hinders them a bit.

If you could get paid for sneezing in your face, they would be millionaires.

in athens the random street dogs protected me and my classmates from gypsies.

but we didn't own them...so never mind.

You have never owned a "random street dog" so your opinion is wrong and irrelevant. :P

Depends on if it's the book or the movie.

It's Turtles all the way down!!

When I opened this thread, I was sure it was going to be about politicians and gay marriage. 

BTW, dogs are pack animals and if you demand to be the alpha, they will stay with you out of loyalty and not slavery.  On the other hand, our pet bearded dragon is being held captive in an aquarium and his only loyalty is the heat lamp - best pet ever.

Says the guy who has never been in a bear fight...

I have no idea.

I believe *I* have actually been enslaved by a trio of cats.

They have no right to do that to me.

I opened my sliding door last night and told my dogs that they were free.  I knelt down an even pointed to freedom.  They both licked my face then sat down and looked at me so I went back to the sofa and popped in some Call of Duty.

I heard he was in a fight bare.

Indeed. I believe myself to be P---Y whipped. In the most literal of definitions.

Bear left!