Comments on: The Puppiness Project – Let Your Friends B & M (Bark and Moan)

By: melF

melF — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 21:49:40 +0000

I believe a good bark and moan is alright from time to time. I know I have done plenty this past year. It served its purpose. It allowed me to get my frustration out.

Nice take on this topic. It’s funny, but I can’t even imagine you complaining. You always seem like a wise sage to me. I guess I need to stop thinking of you as the Dali Llama and more of a regular human huh? 🙂

I hope Honey got her special playtime with Mike.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 18:04:19 +0000

LOL – indeed it is sometimes necessary.

I believe the theory is that women communicate to form connections and men use communication to convey information. Perhaps Honey (and other dogs) are trying to do both? 🙂

By: Kolchak, Felix & Jodi

Kolchak, Felix & Jodi — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 05:41:24 +0000

I tend to bark and moan often. I find it just relieves the stress. t’s like if I say it out loud (and hear how silly it seems) the whole annoyance just seems much less important and can move on.

Kolchak on the other hand s a VERY VOCAL BOY who could benefit from some self-restraint. BOL, that boy never shuts up! I think he is probably more of a female dog than Honey too.

By: Pup Fan

Pup Fan — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:58:23 +0000

I love this post! I’m sure I’ve been doing my share of barking and moaning of late, so thanks for your indulgence! 🙂

So true that people bond over complaining – after all, I know I’ve found myself bonding with coworkers when we had some common thing to moan about!

By: Peggy Frezon

Peggy Frezon — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:10:45 +0000

I like to whine. I’m quite sure it’s an endearing habit of mine.
Sometimes Kelly barks at me for no reason that I can figure out. You were wise to figure out what Honey was looking for. Looks like she got it in the end.

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:47:54 +0000

It’s very true, there’s sometimes nothing that feels better than just complaining. And why shouldn’t dogs feel the same way? Very sweet that Honey needed dad to be home, and that she knew how to express it–and that you understood!

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 04:31:05 +0000

My hubby is the “fix it” man – sometimes I have to remind him that I don’t want him to tell me how to fix it, I just want him to agree with me and say, “I’m sorry honey”. He’s getting better 🙂 He left this morning for a week long business trip and the whole house is out of sorts. Ashley (the cat) walks around crying (he is the one with the perfect lap) and Cali just can’t figure out why he’s not here. It’s especially evident that it upsets everyone now that we both work from home! I love that last picture of Honey and Mike – too cute!!

By: Paws to Talk

Paws to Talk — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 02:10:57 +0000

Wonderful post! You said it in that we all need to bark and moan sometimes. Woof!
Bella and DiDi

By: Urban Hounds

Urban Hounds — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:54:09 +0000

Great post, I agree we all need to complain sometimes

urban hounds

By: Jessica @ YouDidWhatWithYourWeiner

Jessica @ YouDidWhatWithYourWeiner — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 00:16:27 +0000

I think you are right about the jury duty thing. Great observation.