I am a dog of many thoughts.
What is Honour? I ask the Owner. What does the Moral Dog think Honour is? Asks the Owner. The Moral Dog sense a Loaded Question. It is an Indication of Respect, I say. Kant was the first major Western philosopher to put respect for Persons, including Oneself as a Person, […]
The Owner and I meet Another Dog on the Farm of the Owner’s Friend. Look, says the Owner. He is a German Shorthaired Pointer like you. Hello, I say to the Other Dog. I am Too Busy to Talk to You, says the Other Dog. But we have Much in […]
What is that? I ask the Owner. It is a Pill, says the Owner. You will never Swallow That, I say. Not even an Elephant would swallow That, I say. It is meant to be Chewed, says the Owner. Hahahahaha, I say. Seriously, says the Owner. Good luck with that, […]
What are you Watching? I ask, from my Cushion on the Floor. I am watching a Video, says the Owner. Should you not be Hoovering? I ask, Stretching and Making myself more Comfortable Really? Says the Owner, somewhat Icily. Do not Be Like That About It, I say. If you […]
I would like to be a Lion, I say. That is a Very Profound Statement, says the Owner. I trust the Moral Dog to explain it in a Profound Manner, says the Owner. If I was a Lion, I say, I would Give the Orders around here, I say. I […]
What is that? I ask. It is a Sausage, says the Owner. In a Bun, says the Owner. With Embellishments, says the Owner. I can see that, I say. Why, then, did the Moral Dog ask what it was? Asks the Owner. Because the Moral Dog heard what you said […]
I have heard, I say, that there are Moral Dogs like me abandoned on the streets of Cyprus. That is True, says the Owner, and there are Wonderful People Rehoming them in England. Indeed 32 such Moral Dogs flew here in April. That is Good Then, I say. I frown. […]
I want to go for a Walk, I say. We will go for a Walk, says the Owner, when I have finished on my Exercise Bike. Why are you on your Exercise Bike? I ask. I am Getting Fitter, says the Owner. What for? I ask. One Never Knows when […]
The Moral Dog Must Never do that Again, says the Owner. Why not? I ask. That is an Interesting Philosophical Question, says the Owner. Do you not think that there are Some Things that a Moral Dog should never do? Asks the Owner. Such as? I say. That is another […]
What is a God? I ask. That depends on what one Believes, says the Owner. Surely what something is cannot be determined by what One Believes? I say. In this case, says the Owner, it can. God is usually understood as a Morally Good Creator of the Universe, says the […]
The Moral Dog has not Finished his Supper, says the Owner. I have Had Enough, I say. You cannot have Had Enough, says the Owner, on the Bag it says that you need another 200 grams. I do not need a Bag to tell me I have Had Enough, I […]
The Owner and the Moral Dog are Taking the Air when the Moral Dog finds himself subject to Harsh Words. Do not even think about it, says the Owner, Somewhat Harshly. I have Not Done Anything, I say. It comes to Something, I say, when the Voice of the Owner […]
I do not see why I cannot come, I say. It is our Wedding Anniversary, says the Owner. The Man and I are Taking a Moment to remember the day we got Married. I want to take a Moment to remember it too, I say. You Cannot Remember it Too, […]
I do not want to wear a Collar, I tell the Owner. I do not see many Cats in Collars, I say. Ducks seem to enjoy Complete Freedom on the Collar Front, I say. And what is this Shiny Bit on it? I say. I do not like the way […]
The Owner is looking at herself in the Mirror. Can you Hurry Up, I say, I am waiting for my Walk. It is in order to prepare for your Walk that I am looking in the Mirror, says the Owner. I am Checking that my Face is Presentable, says the […]
Hergest, a Hound's Philosophy 