Dog Matters..

As if stripping wasn't bad enough, in his latest album, my former idol Alex To even went to the extent of singing some dog barking song. I wouldn't even call it a song. Noise would be more appropriate. After hearing 10 seconds of that 'song', I had to switch the radio station. If not, that irritating 'melody' would come to haunt me when I'm trying to sleep at night. It saddens me that Alex To has to degrade to such a standard. At the meantime, I'll just have to be contended with his decade old CDs.

I can't understand how some married couples can derive pleasure from substituting children with dogs/cats. Rearing pets carries less responsibility. If you are in a foul mood, you can shout at the poor animal or simply ignore it. Should you be in high spirits, you can bring the pet for a stroll and buy clothes/accessories to doll it up (which I find it superbly ridiculous). Taking care of a pet costs less than a child. A dog doesn't need to receive an education. Neither do you need to make sure your dog grows up to be an upright animal. However, does a dog have feelings? Does a dog have any thoughts? Or rather, can a dog express itself verbally? In what way does an animal replace a child? Is it because the animal is incapable of speech and arguing back at you? Or is it because the animal would meekly obey you? Tell it to sit and it will most probably sit. Tell a child to sit and he'll most probably ignore you. Yes, I agree that most dogs would bark in joy when the owner comes back. However, the human touch seems to be lacking here. Furthermore not all dogs recognize its owners. Just read in today's newspapers that a dog attacked it's owner's child. That damn dog had been terrorizing other smaller dogs and people in the neighbourhood. The poor child was screaming in pain when the dog attacked him. That damn dog doesn't even recognise a person it has been living with for years. Whatever it is, it just disgusts me when married couples say they prefer having pets than children. Otherwise, I'm absolutely fine with married couples who do not wish to have children. It's their own wish.

I feel some dog owners ought to be educated. A few dog owners in my neighbourhood do not bother picking up their dog's shit outside other people's compound once their dogs have performed their nature's call. It's definitely not a nice sight when I come home and get greeted by stinking fly-infested shit. Letting their dog shit right outside my house is bad enough. Not picking up the mess is worse. There are other more 'considerate' dog owners who would pick up the mess. However they dispose it into my rubbish bin! For goodness sake, I don't own the dog. Dog owners should jolly well throw their dog shit into their own rubbish bin. Imagine my poor maid who opens our rubbish bin cover and be overwhelmed with dog shit and that stench. It amazes me that such selfish people actually exist. Where have all the years of moral education learnt in schools gone to? Very soon, I'll have to install a video camera outside my gate to catch the culprits. I'll not hesitate to give the dog owners a piece of my mind when I find out who they are. I hate inconsiderate people.