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If you are thinking of adopting a dog, go for it. I say this thinking that Christmas is soon, a period in which, in addition to buying gifts for others, one is tempted to indulge oneself, for example by fulfilling a long-standing wish. I’ve wanted a dog since I can remember. Mine have never given in. Finally, a cat arrived in the house. The first of a long series. My father suffers from various mental disorders, most of which are never diagnosed. But he certainly has obsessive-compulsive syndrome. Result: from no cats to too many cats. So, in retrospect, the fact that the little dog never arrived was, all things considered, fortunate. Almost three years ago I adopted a half-breed I found on the Internet. At an age when – this I discovered later – I was still young enough to survive his numerous attempts to kill me (he tried dragging me down stairs, a tram and a couple of trains), but old enough to fall in love with him without compromising my judgment. Up until then, I’d believed a whole host of hoaxes you hear about dogs. That they are hyper-loyal, that they love you unconditionally, and other such claims.
So, as I said at the beginning, if you are thinking of adopting a dog, do it. However, do it “with your eyes open”, that is, aware that many absolute truths you have heard about them are not true.
Below, the myths that I feel like debunking.
Dogs love their owners unconditionally
I do not exclude that some of them may suffer from a sui generis form of Stockholm syndrome, or feel affection and attachment to humans who mistreat them. This is not the case with my dog: the more I spoil her, the more demanding she becomes.
They give more love than they get
This is the super hoax, the biggest lie. Dogs are sponges, they absorb love until they are so impregnated with it that they have to release some.
They end up looking like you
True, but only in the sense that they will take the worst of what you are able to offer. In my case, she inherited two opposite and equally unbecoming personality traits: extreme laziness in the morning, agitation with peaks of anxiety for the rest of the day.
They are servile
I’m not ruling out that those exist too. Of course, mine carefully evaluates whether and when to do what I “order” according to its convenience. If on the other side of my “come here” there is a fellow with whom he wants to play, he chooses the second option without hesitation.
They are faithful
I left her for a few days in the company of her favorite dog sitter. When I went to pick her up, she didn’t want to go home.
After two, three years they become much calmer
They just pretend. In the early days I often found her intent on nibbling on her pillows. Now no longer. Now I only find the holes.
Females and males always get along
“Female Male?”. You will hear this asked almost every time you are about to cross paths with another quadruped. People think the female-male pairing is a guarantee against fighting. Very wrong. Mine hates or loves in a completely unpredictable way regardless of gender (and, I’d swear, even sexual orientation).
It’s not true that they mess around
Experts say it, vets say it, dog trainers say it. Pretend you believe it.
They always recognize the master
Mine runs after all the ladies with long wavy hair regardless of age, size, height. (And she’s not mentally retarded, if that’s what you’re thinking).
They understand everything you say
At the park it happens to pick up wonderful monologues. Humans who turn to their canine counterparts and say things like, “You don’t have to do this, I already explained that to you two days ago, remember?” I won’t add anything else.
They recognize the tone of voice not the words
Almost the opposite of the previous statement, and equally incorrect. Dogs are utilitarian creatures. It is part of their survival strategy to memorize certain terms, especially if they are very promising (park, ball) or very risky
They are ravenous
It is true that there are dogs that are perpetually hungry and, perhaps, they are the majority. Mine, when I put the bowl on the floor, looks at it suspiciously for a couple of minutes, then gets up, goes to sniff the cat’s muzzle to understand what he has eaten, then checks what’s on his plate. If she thinks the cat has been treated favorably, she goes to bed without supper.
They are not disobedient, just not properly trained
This was invented by dog-trainers to be able to get paid 50 euros per hour. Don’t fall for it.
When they ride you, it’s not for sex
I cannot dwell too much on the subject. I ask you to take my word for it.
They are better than humans
They’re just differently assholes or differently adorable. It depends on who, and depending on the moment.
Source: Vanity Fair

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