I am the Way And the Lightswitch

LPMiller · 05-02-2007, 05:35 AM

It rained the other night, with some thunder action.

Naturally, the dog flipped out and started crying and following me around. She also does this when the heat from the shower in the bathroom makes the smoke detector chirpy.

I used to think she just came to me because she sees me as the alpha male. I mean, mostly, she is my wife’s dog. She follows her around, cuddles her, gets pissy when she isn’t getting attention from her. Me, she only bothers when she is scared, or needs to go outside.

I started thinking about it though, and that’s not really correct behavior. The alpha dog is the leader, but you don’t run to him when you are being a big baby. Especially if the alpha dog gets all pissy because you are chomping at his heals and crying.

She doesn’t see me as the alpha. She thinks I’m God. She thinks I’m causing the storms and if she just cries enough, I’ll turn them off.

It makes sense. I turn off the lights in the house. My wife sure doesn’t. I close the doors. I shoo and rage and thunder. I also control all sandwiches in the morning. I dish out the punishment. I’m a vengeful deity, who must be pleased and feared.

My wife is mom to her. But I’m Shiva, destroyer of worlds, who won’t share his damn roastbeef and brings down the thunder.

Stupid dog.

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johnnymk · 05-02-2007, 06:19 AM

You may be onto something regarding animal's reaction to thunder. They may see you as causing it. I never thought of that.

LPMiller · 05-02-2007, 11:57 AM

it drives me nuts. I am completely ignored until the noise starts, then it is constant crying and I swear, begging for me to stop it. She wont' take comfort.

Prngr44 · 05-02-2007, 12:37 PM

I'm picturing this and laughing my ass off... great story.

Very funny "observation."

05-02-2007, 05:35 AM	#1
LPMiller Chief News Editor & Master of His Domain Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Minnesota Posts: 8,161	I am the Way And the Lightswitch It rained the other night, with some thunder action. Naturally, the dog flipped out and started crying and following me around. She also does this when the heat from the shower in the bathroom makes the smoke detector chirpy. I used to think she just came to me because she sees me as the alpha male. I mean, mostly, she is my wife’s dog. She follows her around, cuddles her, gets pissy when she isn’t getting attention from her. Me, she only bothers when she is scared, or needs to go outside. I started thinking about it though, and that’s not really correct behavior. The alpha dog is the leader, but you don’t run to him when you are being a big baby. Especially if the alpha dog gets all pissy because you are chomping at his heals and crying. She doesn’t see me as the alpha. She thinks I’m God. She thinks I’m causing the storms and if she just cries enough, I’ll turn them off. It makes sense. I turn off the lights in the house. My wife sure doesn’t. I close the doors. I shoo and rage and thunder. I also control all sandwiches in the morning. I dish out the punishment. I’m a vengeful deity, who must be pleased and feared. My wife is mom to her. But I’m Shiva, destroyer of worlds, who won’t share his damn roastbeef and brings down the thunder. Stupid dog. TechpowerUp starts us off with the XIGMATEK 082 Cooler Motherboards.Org shows off the EPoX Optimus EP-AD580 XR Motherboard XYZ talks about the Nokia N80 Internet Edition Viper Lair reports in with the Anydrive 3. CSFM07 Wireless transmitter and Card Reader with LCD Digital Trends gets a hold of the HP Pavilion s3020n Slimline PC 3DGameman streams out a look at the OCZ ProXStream 1000W Power Supply PCApex talks about the FusionHDTV5 RT Gold Card Hardware Secrets shares stuff about the Thermaltake Bigwater 760i Big Bruin talks about Extending the Life of Your Laptop Battery Techgage chills out with the Ultra ChillTEC CPU Cooler I4U gets their mitts on the Saitek Obsidian Wireless Mouse Tweaktown posts up their BFG Tech GeForce 8600GTS OC - SLI Performance Analysis Bjorn3D rocks out with the SteelSound 3H Headset Big Bruin stores a smidge of porn on the Seagate Momentus 7200.2 160GB SATA Hard Drive Legit Reviews gets it on with the eVGA GeForce 7600 GS 512MB Video Card Hot Hardware posts up a handy USB Flash Drive Round-Up Finally, Benchmark Reviews brings us on home with the Sans Digital MS2UT eSATA RAID Subsystem Ok, gotta fly. You go have a day. __________________ lpmiller Chief News Editor Nobel Prize Nominee Reverend in the Universal Life Church Once Shot A Man For Snoring Too Loud Way Too Lazy To Change His Signature "The strength to change what I can, the inability to accept what I can't, and the incapacity to tell the difference." - Calvin and Hobbes

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05-02-2007, 06:19 AM	#2
johnnymk Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: May 2000 Location: LEVITTOWN< PA> USA Posts: 13,621	You may be onto something regarding animal's reaction to thunder. They may see you as causing it. I never thought of that.

05-02-2007, 11:57 AM	#3
LPMiller Chief News Editor & Master of His Domain Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Minnesota Posts: 8,161	it drives me nuts. I am completely ignored until the noise starts, then it is constant crying and I swear, begging for me to stop it. She wont' take comfort.

05-02-2007, 12:37 PM	#4
Prngr44 Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: St. Louis Posts: 2,620	I'm picturing this and laughing my ass off... great story. Very funny "observation."

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