{"id":50,"date":"2002-07-04T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2002-07-04T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/badinage.com\/journal\/?p=50"},"modified":"2002-07-04T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2002-07-04T14:00:00","slug":"if-dogs-were-teachers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badinage.com\/journal\/2002-07\/50-if-dogs-were-teachers","title":{"rendered":"If Dogs Were Teachers&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This was in my Real Estate Agent&#8217;s newsletter, and I thought you might like it.<\/p>\n<p><b>IF DOGS WERE TEACHERS, YOU&#8217;D LEARN STUFF LIKE&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Run, romp, and play daily.<\/li>\n<li>Take naps. Stretch before rising.<\/li>\n<li>When loved ones come home, always run to greet them. Let others know when they&#8217;ve invaded your territory.<\/li>\n<li>Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.<\/li>\n<li>Thrive on attention and let people touch you.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.<\/li>\n<li>Eat with gusto and enthusiasm.<\/li>\n<li>Stop when you have had enough.<\/li>\n<li>Be loyal.<\/li>\n<li>On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a tree.<\/li>\n<li>Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.<\/li>\n<li>Never pretend to be something you&#8217;re not.<\/li>\n<li>If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.<\/li>\n<p>\nAnd finally&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was in my Real Estate Agent&#8217;s newsletter, and I thought you might like it. IF DOGS WERE TEACHERS, YOU&#8217;D LEARN STUFF LIKE&#8230; Run, romp, and play daily. Take naps. Stretch before rising. When loved ones come home, always run &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/badinage.com\/journal\/2002-07\/50-if-dogs-were-teachers\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/badinage.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/badinage.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/badinage.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/badinage.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/badinage.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/badinage.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/badinage.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/badinage.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/badinage.com\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}