March 15th. Viruses and Owners.
Why are we staying in? I ask the Owner. I want to go to the Coffee Shop. I may have a Bug, says the Owner. I do not want to Give it to Others. It seems to me, I say, that if you have a Bug then giving it to […]
Covid Diary: Explaining Defence.
The Moral Dog’s Owner is a Doctor so the usual provisos that her Opinions are hers only do come tweaked with Medical Knowledge gleaned over three decades and a swine flu pandemic. The Owner is expecting imminent Covid because of close contact. So apologies for hijacking the Moral Dog’s blog […]
March 14th. Dogness
How do I know I am a Dog? I ask the Owner. Goodness, says the Owner. You could ask me, and I can tell you that you are a Dog. How do you know? I ask. The tail is a clue, says the Owner, as is the Remarkable Appetite for […]
March 13th. The Bear
Go to sleep, Hergest, says the Owner. I do not want to Sleep, I say, there is a Bear there. It is not a Real Bear, says the Owner, it is in your head. It came there from that film when Leonardo di Caprio was attacked by a Bear. That […]
March 12th. Moral tennis.
I am bored, I say. Play with me. No, says the Owner. I am Busy. I wait an Eternity. Will you Play with me Now? I ask. Get Off Me, says the Owner, and No. I have already said so, and this was less than Ten Seconds Ago. Twelve, I […]
March 11th. Puberty.
The Moral Dog is growing fast, says the Vet. His Parts Suggest he will soon Hit Puberty. I don’t Subject Others to Common Assault then make Unfounded Accusations of Violence on the Basis of Prodding at their Parts, I say. Goodness, says the Owner. I assumed he had Hit it […]
March 10th. Sexism.
There is a new Dog in the Park. It is Slippery and Sneaky and I do not want to Play With It. Go and Play with Bella, Hergest, says the Owner. I do not want to play with That Dog, I say, I am too busy Looking at Grass to […]
March 9th. Newton’s amoral ball.
The Owner throws the ball. I pursue the Ball. She throws. I pursue. She throws. I pursue. I am seized by the Thrill of the Chase. My Prey Drive comes to the Fore. All thoughts of the cares of the Day leave me! This is what the Moral Dog is […]
March 8th. Possibility.
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 […]
March 7th the box.
I do not know how you can drink that stuff, I tell the Owner. If is Coffee, says the Owner, it is a Human Vice. Besides, she says, I do not see how you can Sniff that Stuff. It is Fox Poo, I say, it is Sent from Heaven for […]
March 6th. The proposal.
I knew you would do that, says the Owner. If you knew I would do it, I say, why did you Nevertheless try to Stop Me? Stephen Hawking once said he noticed that people who claim everything is predestined, and that they can do nothing to change it, nevertheless look […]
March 5th. The birds.
You would not like the Film, says the Owner. It is very Creepy. I do not know how you can say I would not like the Film when I have not seen it, I say. You have to Trust me on this, says the Owner. It is Too Scary for […]
March 4th. The existential crisis.
I do not want to go to Day Care, I say to the Owner. But why not? Asks the Owner. When you go to Day Care you have a wonderful time with Bercow, Houdini and Caspar. Why would you not want to go to Day Care? Because I will only […]
March 3rd. The growly dog.
The Owner says People do not see what is right in front of their Noses, which is why the Prime Minister is the Prime Minister despite not being Moral At All. This is Illustrated Extremely Well this Morning, when Caspar and I have a Narrow Escape. We are All watching […]
March 2nd. Freedom.
I saw you, says Bercow. You were walking to Heel. I was not Walking to Heel, I say with Dignity. I am a Free and Moral Dog. I make my Own Decisions regarding Where I walk. You didn’t look very Free to me, says Bercow, you looked Totally Oppressed. Freedom […]
Hergest, a Hound's Philosophy 