Shame on Me? Shame on you!

Posted by Kolchak on September 9, 2012.

I maybe, possibly, might have pee’d on the Felix again today. In my defense, he put his head was where I was peeing. It’s not like I walked over to him and just whizzed in his ear or anything. the Mama was not impressed, especially since that is like the 86 billionth time this month and it’s only the 10th.
Apparently, I should be ashamed of myself.

 
Dog shaming: it’s all the rage these days. Ever since a couple of smart-tailed humans came up with the idea of shaming us and started their own website, the interweb has gone to the dogs. Humans posting pictures of their dogs with signs calling them out on their bad behavior? Shameless! How dare they?! 
 
 
 
Harmless prank or tasteless speciesism?
 
I can not believe how controversial this site is! I mean really, I bet those humans didn’t think they’d spark so many passionate opinions with their silly jokes. Here at Casa de Kolchak, we don’t see the harm, after all, the kind of human that sees the humour in their pet’s foibles and stages a photo shoot instead of flipping out is likely an owner that loves their dog. No puggles were harmed in the filming of today’s post. In fact, instead of ashamed, I’m pretty darn pleased with myself. I learned a new trick (looking pathetic when the Mama says “shame on you!”) and I got about 93 million treats in the process.
Why yes, I am licking peanut butter off the iPad.
Mama got silly pictures. I got treats. That’s what I call a win/win, besides, it’s not like she actually believes she can shame me into better behavior. (She’ll save that tactic for training the Daddy.)
There are great arguments to be heard on both sides of the dog park though.
Lots of media outlets, news sites and bloggers have tackled the issue. Pamela at Something Wagging proposes dog praising instead (really cute, but not nearly as funny). Jen at My Brown Newfies makes a case for it being good clean fun. The great thing about both posts is the comments. Love it or hate it, dog shaming is getting a lot of attention. Blogville’s really come to play with great thoughts all around. One comment I keep seeing pop up on the numerous blogs that have posted about it is this:
How would the humans feel if this happened to them?
 
Would it be just as funny if those were humans holding signs and looking contrite? Would it still be funny if we were the ones calling out our humans for their bad behavior?
Oh yeah, I think it would. Don’t you?
 
Fair is fair, right my friends? The humans are pretty good at dishing it out, but let’s see if they can take it!
 

On September 21, shaming is going to the dogs! Along with our friends at My Brown Newfies, we’re hosting  Human Shaming: a tongue-in-cheek blog hop.
We want you to round up your human and call them out on their bad behavior. Do they hog all the good snacks? Get lazy with your walk when it rains? Are they one of those jerks that pretends to throw the ball, but really hides it behind their back? Humans: we want to know what complaints your dog has about you!
You don’t have to be a blogger to join us – we want everyone to get involved! All you need is a social media account with Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest or an email address!
Sound like fun? Here’s how you join in:
  • If you’re a social media user, grab the badge above and post it to your blog, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or Pinterest to let your friends know you’re joining in the Human Shaming fun. (Please make sure to link back to this post, so other folks know what’s going on)
  • Take a photo of your human (or humans) with a sign calling them out on their shameful behavior.
  • On September 21, post your picture to your blog, Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or Pinterest.

-Not a social media user? That’s OK! just e-mail your human shaming picture to kolchakpuggle@gmail.com with “Human Shaming” in the Subject line – don’t forget to include the names of both the humans and the pups. We’ll feature your picture on our post or ovr at My Brown Newfies (Kol’s Note: Deadline for email submission is midnight, on Wednesday, Sept. 19th)

  • Come back to Kol’s Notes or My Brown Newfies and add your link to the Links list.
  • Hop around and have a giggle at other shameful human moments.
So I ask you, what does your human have to be ashamed of?
 
(Kol’s Note: this blog hop is all in good fun and meant to be a bit of silliness. As such, we ask that all posts be tasteful, PG-13 and in the spirit in which the hop is intended. Don’t be the jerk that ruins it for all of us, OK? All photos/posts that are deemed offensive will be removed from the link list at our discretion.)
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