Partisan To Pooches, Not Parties

Dear Dog Lady,

I read around your website and I couldn't believe the hateful things you say about Democrats, of which I am one. Please add a warning to your website that your political views are injected into the dog talk.

Deanna, Millbury, MA

Deanna, don't mistake Dog Lady for her dog. Thanks for reading the columns on askdoglady.com. However, you must be taking things too seriously. Dog Lady comes from a long line of Democrats, but, politically, she's a mixed breed. My dog is the hard-nosed conservative in the family. He likes things to remain very much the same. Most dogs are like that, except for Golden Retrievers who are boundlessly liberal with their affections.

Dog Lady takes no stand politically except to stereotype: Dog Democrats dote on the big breeds -- enthusiastic Labs and Goldens. Republicans tend to keep more cerebral spaniels and terriers.

President George W. Bush has two dogs: Barney, a Scottie and Spotty, a Springer Spaniel. Spotty is the mellow patrician of the pair (perfect for public television) while Barney is the firebrand (the Fox News Channel guy) who's usually up to his shaggy eyebrows in mischief. If you haven't checked out the White House's amusing "Barneycam," you simply must indulge in this non-partisan Dog Lady delight -- (http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/barney/#).

Vice President Dick Cheney keeps two Labs. And Homeland Security czar Tom Ridge has three blonde Labs, which renders Dog Lady's political theories meaningless, considering Cheney and Ridge should be a Democrats by the dogs they own. Ridge didn't name any of his handsome trio "Ashcroft" or "Rummy" or "Condi" but we can assume the newest Cabinet Secretary is a right hand man in the GOP, although his impressive dog trinity must keep him centered during orange alerts.

Posted by Dog Lady at June 28, 2003 07:08 PM