2007-07-23

1092. Abused

Stray dogs...
a three-legged pushed aside
by the others.

11 comments:

Masago said...

1092. Abused

Stray dogs...
a three-legged pushed aside
by the others

Link with 1091: Challenged.

[We stay at a beach house in Trinidad. A few stray dogs soon appear and beg for scraps. One of them, with only three legs, hobbles around and looks scraggly, tattered, skinny, and scarred. The other dogs push it aside when a few meager morsels are tossed in their direction. We get a kick out of watching this dog standing in the sun on its three legs. Sometimes it starts to to fall asleep doing this but invariably it catches itself just in time before falling over. This dog reminds me a little of people who are abused and underprivileged.]

J. Andrew Lockhart said...

nice (by the way, must be nice to have a beach house in Trinidad. Can I go there? :) )

floots said...

so well observed
and
as you say
a three-legged dog can be a metaphor for many things
(i certainly have days when i feel that way)
thank you

John McDonald said...

nice one vaughn
john

polona said...

i wonder if the dogs learned the abusive behaviour from humans...

Masago said...

Andrew: Thanks. Actually, the beach was rented but my in-laws live in Trinidad. :-)

Floots: Thanks, I know the feeling (as) well.

John: Thanks.

Polona: You have to wonder.

Borut said...

How fortunate for human beings not to have three legs. Imagine how their own dogs would treat them...!?:)(Weird Thoughts Press)

get zapped said...

Poor thing ;(

Masago said...

Borut: Right. Thanks go to our Weird Thoughts Press correspondent.

GZ: Sympathies accepted. ;-)

Pamela said...

I'll name him tripod... poor thing

Masago said...

Pamela: That's a cute name!