So I was surfing the web the other day, looking for online insurance quotes (yeah, I was really bored) when I came across this interesting blog post. It seems that thousands of humans end up in the hospital each year because they tripped over their dogs. Can you believe that? Those big oafs trip over their poor little dogs and they go to the hospital. What about their dogs? Just look at the angry dog in the picture. As a fellow Pomeranian, I can feel his pain. I read the whole post and it says nothing about what happens to the dogs. It just talks about people breaking bones and going to the emergency room. It’s so one-sided, making the human the victim. The post also refers to an article on an insurance quotes website that talks about the same thing—dogs getting in the way and people tripping over them. Again, the canines are the cause of human suffering. Unbelieveable! So let me give you the story from the dog’s perspective:
You’re curled up on the floor outside the bedroom because you’re not allowed to sleep in the big comfy bed. You manage to get a few minutes of shut-eye during those brief interludes when the big lug isn’t snoring. The snoring stops. As you start to close your eyes you hear something—slippers flapping, floor squeaking… Sasquatch is on the move! Your primordial instincts kick in: Run! You dodge left, then right, then left again. But despite your best moves he keeps coming. Nothing left to do but duck and cover. The rest isn’t pretty. Your seven pound body is no match for those gargantuan hooves. You’re kicked and crushed by a beast 30 times your size. Yet when it’s over, he’s the one lying on the floor wimpering like a puppy because he stubbed his little toe. Oh, boo hoo. Quick, call an ambulance before he cries himself unconscious! But because dogs don’t cry you have to lay on the floor hurting while he gets medical attention.
But is it because you don’t cry or because they can’t afford your health care? Sure, humans get health insurance for themselves all the time, but you don’t hear much about dog insurance. Actually, dog insurance—or more accurately, pet health insurance—is not too expensive and is available at various levels. I have health insurance. And whether you love your pet or you’re just a klutz, I suggest you get some too.
