Summary: Audio edition of the article Loving A Dog To Death from the Life As A Human online magazine website. You can visit Life as a Human to find this and other articles. In December of 2010 I wrote a piece called A Million Ways To Love A Dog. In that piece I talked about how dogs are integrated into all kinds of lifestyles for all kinds of reasons. Dogs live on farms, in high rise apartments, suburban homes, and even on the road with their humans. We love our dogs in all of their various shapes and sizes. But can we love them wrong? Can we love them too much? It’s an interesting question. There are currentlly over 78 million dogs living with people in the US alone. Genetically, their lives are much shorter than ours. Most dogs live very happy, comfortable lives. But I am dismayed at how many die in loving homes because of improper care and management. These dogs are literally “loved to death.” Thanks for listening to Canine Nation podcasts. I hope you can spread the word and let your dog-friends know about what you're hearing here. As always, your comments and suggestions are welcome!
