{"id":138,"date":"2008-07-17T19:45:26","date_gmt":"2008-07-18T02:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/?p=138"},"modified":"2008-07-17T19:47:52","modified_gmt":"2008-07-18T02:47:52","slug":"if-a-dog-was-the-teacher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/?p=138","title":{"rendered":"If a dog was the teacher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/shebaduhkitty\/2188082995\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2180\/2188082995_c774c8d137.jpg\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"Charger with a hat\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If a dog was the teacher you would learn stuff like:<\/p>\n<p>When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.<\/p>\n<p>Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.<\/p>\n<p>Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.<\/p>\n<p>When it&#8217;s in your best interest, practice obedience.<\/p>\n<p>Let others know when they&#8217;ve invaded your territory.<\/p>\n<p>Take naps.<\/p>\n<p>Stretch before rising.<\/p>\n<p>Run, romp, and play daily.<\/p>\n<p>Thrive on attention and let people touch you.<\/p>\n<p>Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.<\/p>\n<p>On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.<\/p>\n<p>On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.<\/p>\n<p>When you&#8217;re happy, dance around and wag your entire body.<\/p>\n<p>No matter how often you&#8217;re scolded, don&#8217;t buy into the guilt thing and pout&#8230;run right back and make friends.<\/p>\n<p>Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.<\/p>\n<p>Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough.<\/p>\n<p>Be loyal. Never pretend to be something you&#8217;re not.<\/p>\n<p>If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.<\/p>\n<p>When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If a dog was the teacher you would learn stuff like: When loved ones come home, always run to greet them. Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride. Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy. When it&#8217;s in your best interest, practice obedience. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[115,119,120],"class_list":["post-138","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-personal","tag-dog","tag-poem","tag-thoughts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=138"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":152,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138\/revisions\/152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=138"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=138"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blog2007.sheba-kitty-productions.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}