Puppy juggling in 1981 (that’s what the back of the photo said, but I’d guess 1975)
I love dogs. Have you ever noticed that dogs always look good in photos? It’s like the opposite of soccer. Soccer players in a game, even if they are doing something amazing, look like dorks. Nobody knows why.
We always had dogs growing up, but it’s not like we had them. Our dogs lived with us, but they had their own friends and activities. Poncho was a great dog, but we never trained him or walked him. He lived outside, and we’d hang out. Sometimes he’d come with us if he wanted. He didn’t know any commands, he just had a limited vocabulary.
Poncho in 1978 or so.
Dog breeds have a nature, so that had to be compatible. The dog had to be not too big to handle or so small that it didn’t look like a dog.
Porthos from Star Trek: Enterprise
Having recently watched Star Trek: Enterprise a beagle seemed like a good breed.
Back in the day, we didn’t need to get dogs. Having outside dogs was typical, and nobody spayed or neutered anything, or even took their dogs to veterinarians. Well, people did to get elderly pets put to sleep, but usually the dogs would get hit by cars before that was an issue. I’m not saying it was good, but it was fun having enough puppies around that I could practice juggling.
I don’t even know how regular people get dogs.