Comments on: Sometimes Dogs are Jerks – Good for the Dog; Good for You https://www.somethingwagging.com/sometimes-dogs-are-jerks-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/ Helping Your Dog Love The Boat As Much As You Do Sat, 01 Dec 2018 02:40:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jen K https://www.somethingwagging.com/sometimes-dogs-are-jerks-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/#comment-106445 Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:42:53 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=12570#comment-106445 Well, humans can most certainly be jerks, but I agree dogs definitely have their moments of self-interest, too. The difference is theirs doesn’t have an undercurrent of maliciousness and they don’t dwell on the past.

]]> By: Lauranne https://www.somethingwagging.com/sometimes-dogs-are-jerks-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/#comment-106421 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:36:35 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=12570#comment-106421 In reply to Pamela.

I kind of think we are saying the same thing – only you did it so much better than me! :0)

]]> By: Rebekah https://www.somethingwagging.com/sometimes-dogs-are-jerks-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/#comment-106408 Wed, 29 Jan 2014 02:10:35 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=12570#comment-106408 I need this post, having recently done a wordy post on all the behaviors that make my dogs, in essence, jerks. Thank you.

]]> By: Jana Rade https://www.somethingwagging.com/sometimes-dogs-are-jerks-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/#comment-106398 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 19:20:40 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=12570#comment-106398 In reply to Pamela.

I suppose it would also apply … 🙂

To give an example, JD is often a jerk. Cookie is a total pain in the back side but that’s just because she’s so young and happy and crazy = innocent, not a jerk 🙂

]]> By: Dawn https://www.somethingwagging.com/sometimes-dogs-are-jerks-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/#comment-106395 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 17:22:03 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=12570#comment-106395 I don’t think any of us can claim to have never been a jerk at one time or another. But some people, and even some dogs, can be bigger jerks than others. The bigger the jerk, the harder it is to forgive. Dogs are easiest for me to forgive because they don’t have the capacity to reflect on their personalities and to try to better themselves. That is the responsibility of their owners to try to do for them.

Pierson can be quite a jerk. He is dog aggressive so I have to be very careful when I take him for walks. He is definitely never allowed off leash. And we cross the street if we see someone else walking their dog. He is not aggressive towards Maya, but he can be an annoying little brother.

]]> By: Pamela https://www.somethingwagging.com/sometimes-dogs-are-jerks-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/#comment-106386 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:12:30 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=12570#comment-106386 In reply to lauranne.

My pet theory about relationships is not that we love someone anyway despite their being a jerk. Instead, we love the person whose jerky traits we can tolerate better than other jerky traits.

For example, if I only showed my good traits, I could probably find any number of people to love me. But my husband is one of the few (if not only) people who can tolerate my bad traits. 🙂

]]> By: Pamela https://www.somethingwagging.com/sometimes-dogs-are-jerks-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/#comment-106385 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:10:31 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=12570#comment-106385 In reply to Jana Rade.

But often when people are being jerks, we don’t know it either. Is it possible that sometimes we’re too innocent to be actual jerks too?

]]> By: Pamela https://www.somethingwagging.com/sometimes-dogs-are-jerks-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/#comment-106384 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:04:40 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=12570#comment-106384 In reply to Jen.

I think our dogs become more relatable when they sometimes act like jerks. I guess it’s nice to have a perfect dog (not that I would know). But I’d probably feel intimidated that I’m not as good a person as my dog.

And yes, I think everyone agrees that we forgive our dogs more quickly than other people or ourselves.

]]> By: Pamela https://www.somethingwagging.com/sometimes-dogs-are-jerks-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/#comment-106383 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 13:59:48 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=12570#comment-106383 In reply to Dina Mom.

Well said. And I’ve never thought too much forgiveness is a bad thing.

]]> By: Miranda https://www.somethingwagging.com/sometimes-dogs-are-jerks-good-for-the-dog-good-for-you/#comment-106380 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 13:51:55 +0000 https://www.somethingwagging.com/?p=12570#comment-106380 In reply to Pamela.

This is very true! Though, I do think some people realize they’re being a jerk, but certainly not everyone.

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