[PyrNet-L] Debate; Chat: Cornering Dog and Responses

["Bloomfield, Stephanie" <BlooS@GTH-LAW.com>]

>BCavins303@aol.com wrote:
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>The person who made the remark about an ounce of brains was me.  No, I did
>not plan it to make the person feel better.  I said it because I was angry.  

Dave,  the tone of your post is hostile, reflecting your anger.
However, if you had followed your own advice ("THINK BEFORE YOU ACT")
you might have considered the effect of your post on the person seeking
help for this dog, as well as the effect on others who may be lurking
who have questions of their own.  The poster was seeking information and
advice.  Your upbraiding is not helpful and (in my opinion) does not
serve any useful purpose here.  If anything, it might chill another
person from seeking advice if this is the type of response/advice
elicited.

>It the person who cornered the dog (accidently) had kept an eye open, they
>would have seen that the dog was cornered.  One doesn't mistakenly not see
that. 

I am somewhat confused by these statments.  You seem to recognize that
the person cornered the dog unintentionally (i.e. "accidently") then go
on to state that such a thing could never have happened by accident.  I
cannot say for certain that -- before seeing the advice on this list --
that I would have known I was cornering a dog.  In fact, I may have
cornered my dog on occasion since he likes to curl up in close spaces
(small bathroom, the nook behind the kitchen table, the corner by our
dresser).  I am still learning -- as are others -- and I would hope that
thinking out a response and leaving aside the anger would result in more
information and less vitriol.

Obviously the poor dog felt trapped.  I'll bet that would never had
happened if the person had been dealing with a human child. 

I don't see how this follows, human children don't (typically) growl or
snarl at their parents.  I have cornered my own little "human" children
when they ran from me or played the "I don't have to go if you can't
catch me" routine.  I'm sure they felt trapped when I "cornered" them
and scooped them up and carried them off!  

So, if you want to take up the issue with me you are perfectly welcome
to. 

Again, what is the point of this?

>Maybe something everyone should remember is THINK BEFORE YOU ACT.
>Dave

Good advice.
No matter how I try, this is one area I can always improve in.
I would follow this with:  "Never act/speak in anger."

Stephanie Bloomfield
Tacoma, Washington USA

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