We return from Highgate Wood with the Owner in a grump. She has been writing on the Sign again, the one she says is a Wrongful Assault on Freedom, and she is muttering about Civil Liberties. Lady Justice Hale would not Put Up with It, she says. Freedoms must not […]
The Owner and I are taking our walk in the park when we see the Group. They are standing together, smoking and chatting and things. I glare at them. Why are you pulling that Funny Face? Asks the Owner. It is not funny, I say, it is my Potentially Vicious […]
I do not want to walk that way, I say to the Owner. Why not? Asks the Owner, we always walk that way.There is a Telephone Mast there, I say. I heard it might give me Covid virus.A Telephone Mast cannot give you a Virus, says the Owner. A Virus is […]
The Owner says the Man’s Hair needs cutting. Indeed, I am becoming Rather Shaggy, he says. I will do it, says the Owner. In your Dreams, says the Man. You are a Doctor, not a Hairdresser. The Moral Dog could do it, I say, give me the Scissors. I do […]
The Owner is sad again. What is wrong? I ask. It is Ecuador, says the Owner, they are having a terrible time. This virus is destroying so much that is good. Is there not enough to worry about here? I ask. Aristotle said Solidarity involves making the interests of your […]
The Owner is looking Surprisingly Bouncy. Are you Feeling Better? I ask. Much, says the Owner, thank you for asking. Not at all, I say. I am delighted for you. Squeaky Cat makes a Small Sound of Affirmation, Indicating that he is also Thrilled. Silence falls. Are you not going […]
Hergest, says the Owner, is it Possible that you have eaten my favourite Bamboo sock? Not knowingly, I say, although it depends what you mean by Possible. Do you mean is it Epistemically Possible (that is, from yours or my perspective of knowledge, it is in theory possible), or do […]
The Owner and I have been watching a Film in which all the People are Enslaved in Vats. What did you think? Asked the Owner. Is it not an Excellent Philosophical Conundrum? I feel it is Completely Silly, I say. And I did not like the Plugs in their Heads. […]
The Owner and I bring home her new Poster from the Framing Person and I help her Unwrap it. As a Moral Dog, you will appreciate this, Hergest, she says. It is a Work of Art. We will enjoy Hanging it Together. I am, given this kind of build up, […]
Hergest, you are not Sharing the Bed, says the Owner. We have to Establish a Principle. But I have always been allowed on the Bed, I say. We have established this as a Principle and a Right. You cannot Retrospectively Limit the Rights the Moral Dog has been Granted. This […]
I have a Sore Eye. We go to see the Vet and I am very wriggly and cross, because I do not like having a Sore Eye. The Vet shows the Owner diagrams of eye then says I need drops. The Vet then shows the Owner some Other Diagrams and […]
The Owner is putting cream on her face. Why are you doing that? I ask. If I do not do it, says the Owner, my Face will Wrinkle. How do you know that it will work? I ask. Because it is Expensive, says the Owner. It would not be Expensive […]
The Trouble with Exploring is that there are Unexpected Complications, I say. The Owner spends some time extracting my Ears from the Bush. I do not know how you got into such a tangle, she says. You have cut yourself. But it is not that bad. One would not want […]
The Owner says we must hurry because it is 7am and time to go. But I am tired, I say. I need to sleep. You should not be tired, says the Owner, as it is 7am. Or, I say, because the Moral Dog is Deeply Philosophical, it should not be […]
Jeremy says he is Standing Down as our Leader, and we have to Choose his Replacement. But who should we Choose? We ask. Jeremy says he Doesn’t Want to Say. Bercow says That’s Just Typical. Jeremy says that in a Democracy when a Moral Leader Steps Down he does not […]