I Have Just Been Reading Way Too Many Cloying Fanfics, Is Clearly The Moral Here

[redbrunja]

Has anyone ever, actually seriously argued that a dog was good security?

And since the answer is clearly "no" can we please delete that trope from the fanfic lexicon for all eternity?

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[sharkflip.livejournal.com]

As someone finally, finally, finally about to get a dog of my own, this comment rings really true for me.

I see getting a dog as getting a companion/family member who provides many, many benefits to my home and life. "Will bark at strangers" and "will keep me company when my husband is working late" are definitely two of the benefits on the list, but they aren't the only benefits, nor are they even at the top of the list. "Will chase raccoons away from the chicken coop" is also on the list, but even farther down it.

Anyway. Someone said "dogs" and that's all I'm thinking about right now, since in eleven days I bring home an eight-week-old puppy and I'm currently dying.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on your puppy!