So it is late Tuesday evening - although I guess late would be a relative term. I figure I should contribute when I can for fear that once school starts I will no longer have time to post my random musings. Although this assumes that anyone is reading these postings. Having said that - there seems to be something about just putting it out there.
Today, Zeus my Pekingese/we-dunno, King Charles Spaniel maybe? son that is covered in fur and runs on four legs did something rather intriguing. He found a spider on the ground and began to follow it. He didn't eat it, mind you - just, well - looked at it. When it kept running away he decided that he would continue to snuff at it. Having said that, I now wonder, what happens should the spider (which it wasn't) turn out to be something like a black widow or a brown recluse? What should I do (other then flip out) if he were to be bitten? Do dogs get bitten by spiders? That was a rather odd thought that occurred to me. Which I hope will be answered in my studies and future work as a vet tech. I began reading for one of the classes that I hope to get in to next week, Introduction to Animal Science by Shapiro (who is also the instructor). The first few chapters feel like a review of general biology - what with the discussion of Punnett squares and cells. Reading this chapter also made me realize how little I knew about the cattle and farm aspects of animals. He points out that most urbanites (me included) only interact with animals in a pet-parent relationship or the like. Very true. In a future posting I have some musings about the two sides of the animal rights/welfare/research debate.
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