POTUS birthday

June 14.  And guess whose birthday it is?  Done other than the Donald. Nope – not Donald Duck.  Donald Trump.  POTUS.  He’ll be 71 today.  

I swore I would never talk politics again after someone berated me for doing so in the past.  Seriously. A guy berated a DOG for voicing his political opinion.  I mean COME ON.   Isn’t everyone entitled to an opinion?

I will NOT talk about mainstream media.  Or Russia.  Or investigations.  BUT I will point out a number of stories that indicated the Donald was going to get a dog.   I have read he was getting everything from a Border Collie to a Labradoodle.  I think it was fake news.   And it was probably started because the last 19 Presidents have owned dogs.  And if my resources are correct, 71% of all the Presidents have owned dogs.  Actually, the Donald is among a small group of Presidents who never owned ANY pet: he and James Polk.  Wait – Andrew Johnson was said to feed white mice he found in his bedroom.  So that’s not exactly what I would call being a pet owner.  Oh and Martin Van Buren owned some tiger cubs given to him as a gift – and he later donated them to a zoo.  Another quasi pet person.  The Donald needs to think about this.  Maybe a dog WOULD be good for him!  Just don’t pick me…

I want to be clear on something here – I’m not a Republican, Democrat, Green Party member, Liberal, Conservative, or Socialist.  I’m a Caninist.  I believe in equality for all dogs.  OK and cats too.  But not iguanas.   OK, OK, iguanas too.  I believe in equality for all.  All of us on this planet – humans, canines and even porcupines share two things in common.  We live.  And we die.  One of those we don’t generally control – but the other – well it is up to us how we use our time.  Every day is a gift.  We can focus on the puddles after the rain- or jump over them and continue on our walk.  We can growl and snap at others – but it won’t win us any friends.  We can hoard our treats – even though we have enough – or we can share them with others.  And in the end, it’s all about how NICE we have been – and how we have treated others.  We dogs get it.  We may be naughty at times – but underneath it all – we are NICE. 

So although I am not a fan of the Donald, my birthday wish for him is the ability to think like a dog.  Be nice.  And learn to wag instead of growling and snapping.  Trust me – it will make your life, and the lives of MANY others, so much better as well.