Wednesday, 25 September 2024

[dreadedcandiru2]

The one where they insist on thinking of Edgar as a man in a suit.

Synopsis: After April gets a non-answer about neutering Edgar, John reminds us that he's as stupid about dogs as Elly is about men.

Summary: John's is the non-reasoning that thinks gay marriage leads to marrying a sheep.

Comments

[howtheduck]

Old English Sheepdogs can be fixed (neutered) at 18-24 months old to allow for physical maturity. At 9 months Edgar is a little young for this operation. Looking it up, it appears the old recommendation used to be to fix your dog at 6 months, because that was the age where they could impregnate another dog.

[dreadedcandiru2]

This is set years ago and is being done by people with obsolete ideas about everything.

[jjamele]

So the Pattersons have gone from people who don't do what they are supposed to do to people who do what they are supposed to do at the wrong time.

"It's too bad there wasn't another way to solve the problem." First, Tense Much? Second, this sounds like talking for the sake of talking. Why do you want another solution, John? Getting fixed is safe and better for the dog in pretty much all respects. Again, is it because you don't want to spend any money at all on your dog? Well, a chain is cheaper if you don't care about having a miserable dog. That's "another solution." Seriously, what is wrong with you?

[dreadedcandiru2]

What's wrong with him is that he identifies too much with the dog. The idea seems to be once they fix the pooch, it's his turn next.

[jjamele]

Which is just bizarre. Just because they are both expected to eat garbage and like it, and know what the woman of the house is thinking at all times and react appropriately, doesn't mean that their lives are EXACTLY the same.

BTW, is Lynn aware that women who don't want any more children can also go through surgeries to prevent pregnancy? Even in the United States this is permitted- for now, at least.

[dreadedcandiru2]

The idea seems to be to put the burden on the evil, conflict-causing man where it is thought to belong:

[chocolate_frapp]

I had to go through an AMAZING amount of bullshit in order to get my tubes tied.

[aprilp_katje]

Sera has been spayed, so maybe.

[howtheduck]

I get it. John thinks that because he is an involuntary celibate (as they call it these days), that Edgar should be able to manage that too. He does not really have self-control. He is controlled by Elly and the moments of affection between John and Elly that do not involve pillow fights or snowball fights is few and far between.

I have often wondered what our society would be like if we operated on pheromones like most mammals do. I remember when my mother decided to breed Irish Setters, and she had to lock her dog Molly in the garage. There were dogs outside our house howling like they were in horrible pain when she was in heat.