Dog Wisperere, Gladwell... learning by seeing by moving

"You can help our monster turn into a sweet, lovable dog," Lynda replied. It was clear that she had been thinking about how to describe Sugar to Cesar for a long time. "She's ninety per cent bad, ten per cent the love. . . . She sleeps with us at night. She cuddles." Sugar meant a lot to Lynda. "But she grabs anything in sight that she can get, and tries to destroy it. My husband is disabled, and she destroys his room. She tears clothes. She's torn our carpet. She bothers my grandchildren. If I open the door, she will run." Lynda pushed back her sleeves and exposed her forearms. They were covered in so many bites and scratches and scars and scabs that it was as if she had been tortured. "But I love her. What can I say?"
Malcolm Gladwell in The New Yorker, May 22, 2006

We learn by seeing.

Lebanon - the dogs of war

"...that Christian Arabs in the predominantly Arab city of Nazareth in Israel "had no dog in this fight, so we lacked total sympathy toward either [Israel or Hezbollah]." (The Ledger)

"Cheney Unleashes the Dogs of War" (Mathaba.net)

"Washington wants something else, of course. Something like what happens when a dog rolls over for another dog. Lebanon being the dog rolling over, of course and Washington being the alpha canine." (Dissidentvoice.org)

"Their song 'Bark Like a Dog' is about peaceful protest, but of a sort so loud that it shatters windows and almost demolishes buildings." (The Independent)

Israelis work to save pets abandoned because of Hezbollah attacks (Planetsave.com)

"Also, don’t forget the plight of pets, who in addition to facing the challenges of the heat must do so while wearing fur coats. Don’t take them for a ride in a vehicle if you must leave it — and them — at any time. Remember to check pets’ access to shade, ventilation and cool water. They need to drink, too." (Lebanon Daily News, Lebanon Pennsylvania that is.)