Fur Wheelin'
I keep seeing men pushing dogs in baby strollers and carrying dogs as women do. What's going on? An epidemic of sissified men? If I ever did this, I'd hope my family would have me committed.
--Disturbed
"Release the hounds!" does lose some of its punch when it's followed by "...as soon as you can unzip them from their polka-dot stroller."
Thankfully, the Centers for Disease Control lists no reports of an outbreak of Pomeranians poking their little heads out of man purses. However, you're right; dog strollers are increasingly becoming a thing. As for why this is, think "Field of Dreams": "If you build it..." and sell it at Petco, people will buy it so they won't have to leave their old, tired, and/or disabled doggy home alone.
As for what pushing a doggybuggy says about a man, anthropologists and zoologists would call this a "costly signal." This is an extravagant or risky trait or behavior that comes with a substantial price -- which suggests that the quality being displayed is for real. An example of this is conspicuous waste -- signaling vast wealth by using $100 bills as birdcage liners. Accordingly, it takes a man with masculinity to burn to not fear putting off all those women who previously announced to their friends, "We want sensitive men! -- though not, you know, 'put their Shih Tzu in a baby stroller' sensitive."
The only 'points' you would get from just about anyone is if the dog needs a wheelchair or is so ancient that she can't climb a door sill without wincing.
Anyone else may as well wear a man bun and yoga pants in graphic colors. Sylvester Stallone wouldn't look manly pushing a dog in a stroller.
FIDO at December 20, 2017 5:02 AM
I used enjoy when I was running and people would yell "he's beautiful". (as if they were not talking about Skye, my Afghan hound"
tmitss at December 20, 2017 8:17 AM
Well, we did euthanize our dog when it was time, a.k.a when it could not walk. My grandma did as well with hers, and took a new one, we did not.
If you want a pet that outlive you, get a giant turtle, or makes kids (although that's riskier in term of costs-benefits).
nico@rei at December 20, 2017 1:34 PM
My buddy is looking to buy a little red balloon-tired beach wagon for taking an aged border collie down to the 'dog beach'. That dog is living proof that Dog exists, so yeah, she deserves a few man-points spent on her behalf.
Gog_Magog_Carpet_Reclaimers at December 20, 2017 4:47 PM
"What's going on? An epidemic of sissified men?"
Yup.
bkmale at December 21, 2017 5:30 AM
Did you do that on purpose FIDO?
smurfy at December 21, 2017 9:56 AM
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