Reply To: Jews Owning Dogs?

Never in all my life have I ever heard “issur” and “dog” in the same sentence. Call me ignorant, but I’ve never heard that a person can’t have a pet dog. Call me biased, though, cus I have a dog. Who happens to be uber-cute. And serves a holy purpose in our house:

Thanks to our dog, we’ve realized that the bar for ???? ?????? ??? is extremely low (our dog will eat anything but lox and pesach dog food);

Thanks to our dog, our family has learned the halachos of walking/petting/picking up a dog on Shabbos;

Thanks to our dog, we’ve made friends with every other person in our neighborhood who owns a dog;

Thanks to our dog, our kitchen floor rarely needs cleaning.

Thanks to our dog, we rarely feel lonely – there’s always a puppy at the end of a tough day 🙂

Thanks to our dog, I’ve learned how to act more pleasantly with humans, like my dog does. Sometimes. Seriously – I’ve learned from my dog’s middos. I’ve also learned how to deal with kids by dealing with and training my dog. Don’t judge – there’s good stuff you can learn from training a dog. Patience, requisite punishment, always end with a smile and a hug (or a tummy-rub), etc.

Soften up, everyone! I’m glad the posts have become more dog-appreciative than 4 years ago.