Women were designed by nature to give birth
and therefore are natural caretakers and providers.
What
possible harm can come from allowing a woman to provide most, if not all, of the
dog’s needs?
“Regardless of the species, when
parenting, one must be very careful not to cross the line from caretaker to
servant. Dogs everywhere are beginning to let us know through their misbehavior
that far too many of us humans are acting like attendants rather than masters.”
– Jodi Andersen, The Latchkey Dog, HarperCollins Publishers,
2002, ISBN: 0062736663
Many men consider
the family dog a house item and therefore assume all dog care duties would be
under a woman’s jurisdiction. Ever notice the disproportionate number of women
who are more likely than men to bring a dog to a veterinarian, groomer,
day-care or kennel appointment?
“On
average, women perform two to three times as much housework as do men … In
general, women have felt obligated to perform housework, and men have assumed
that domestic work is primarily the responsibility of mothers, wives, daughters
and low-paid female housekeepers.” – Scott Coltraine, Professor of Sociology,
University of California, Riverside, California
Some men
are reluctant to assist in the care of the dog because they fear it might be
misconstrued by their mates as interfering, critical or a negative comment on
her nurturing ability.
“When a
women innocently offers her husband a suggestion for doing something
differently, or gives him information she feels will be helpful, or asks for
something she wants more of, he doesn’t hear what she actually says. He hears
“You’re bad. You’re wrong. You made a mistake. You aren’t good enough.” – Barbara
De Angelis Ph.D. Secrets about Men Every
Woman Should Know, Dell Publishing, 1990, ISBN: 0-440-20841-6
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