If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.

Mark Twain

That is, only if you treat dogs well.

I am perfectly aware that the quote is not the best match for what I aim to say here. I like it though, and I have almost no readers, so other than Katinka, who’s judging?.

Whenever I mention my desire to get a dog, people become admant about how much care they need, and how essential multiple daily walks are. Responsible dog owners take care to get regular checkups, maintain a balanced diet and provide enough exercise. All I can think of is I need a responsible human owner (here’s a can of worms I almost opened) coach. One that will open the door three times a day and say: “Time for a walk. Sapiens were not made for sitting for hours on end. Treating them as such is human cruelty.”