Dugan the Dog IS NOT A HORSE!

From left to right: Horse, Dog.


Dugan loves people. If you are a “hooman bean” he has the greatest affection for you! One of the greatest thrills for Dugan is to be greeted by people, especially new acquaintances. Unfortunately for Dugan, this source of great happiness is also ironically the source of his soul wrenching identity crisis. Sometimes Dugan has a dark fear that he is not really a dog like I have always told him; sometimes he doubts his dog identity and suspects deep inside that he is really a horse. Many a night I have had to console Dugan as he lies down to sleep “don’t worry about the ignorant things people say; you are really a dog. You are not a horse. I saw your mother and father, and brothers and sisters. Trust me Dugan, as you’re Master I would never lead you astray, you are really a dog. You are just a little on the large side.”
When Dugan meets people for the first time they are especially impressed with his size. It would be enough to say “that is the biggest dog I have ever seen” or “he is really huge” or “that is one ginormous hound dog!” One little kid who saw Dugan for the first time said with his eyes bugging out “now that’s a dog!”
Unfortunately, sometimes people unknowingly make comments that cause Dugan to doubt. He puts on a happy face and does a good job of hiding his hurting inside, and still gives all his affection to the person greeting him. But comments like “that’s not a dog that’s a horse!” or “you could throw a saddle on him and ride him!” really cut him to the quick. So puleeez, when you are greeting Dugan leave out any reference to a horse. Just in case you are not sure of the difference, look at the pictures of Dugan with the neighbor’s horse. A close examination of these pictures will reveal the subtle differences between horses and Dugan the Dog. Their horse is old and sick, so don’t think it is abused.