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| Max in Nashville, 2008 |
For some people, dogs are dogs. I grew up in a family like that; our dogs were important, and we liked having them around, but they never earned "person" status. Part of this attitude stemmed from the fact that my parents were both raised in the country, with a very "farm" mentality toward animals.
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| The first day we met Sophie |
For other people, dogs truly are members of the family. They have birthday parties and go on family vacations, and are treated like human children. R. and I fall into the latter category. To us, Max and Sophie are "the kids", and we try to treat them with as much respect and care as possible. Miss Sophie has gone from a roadside orphan to Princess in a matter of three weeks, and Max has let us know, in wearisome detail, that he prefers hotels with marble floors. And filtered water.
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| Baby Max on a walk, 2007 |
If you love your dogs like people, you should check out the June issue of
The Anthropologist. (On a side note, how much do I hate that I no longer live in a city with an
Anthro location? That is, quite simply, inhumane.) This issue features a "Devotion," photographer
Donna DeMari's amazing retrospective of the nearly 13 years she spent with her stunning Chocolate Labrador boys, Forrest and Luke. Like so many of us, she thought she was rescuing dogs, but learned that her dogs were rescuing her. Her boys came into her life as she was embroiled in a messy divorce; they healed her spirit and gave her focus. It's a beautiful story. You may want to wear waterproof mascara.
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