What do the dogs (and cats) of Coronado have to teach us about life? Is it possible for such creatures who don't speak our language (as far as we know) to dish up advice about living life on our little island?
"All I really need to know, I learned in kindergarten," as Robert Fulgrum put it. "Share everything. Play fair. Don't hit people." And a dog's favorite: "Take a nap every afternoon."
I wonder if the President that Coronado helped elect adhers to this advice?
That said, it would be hard to find an aggressive dog in Coronado. (Well, there was a rumor about one on A Avenue, but I never personally encountered it.)
Like many people living in San Diego, Coronadons love their pets and thus take good care of them. But they would never own an aggressive dog because the dogs in Coronado are, let's face it, privileged dogs. They get fed, walked, watered and burped on a daily basis. Some of them you might even call "smug" when they walk by you off-leash in the morning, all groomed and perfumed.…show more content… Then there is "grouchy" dog, who sits on his porch all day. But don't feel sorry for him and try to pet him! Who wouldn't bite your hand if you were chained to your porch all day watching the world go by, when you could be frolicking in the waves with the "lucky" dogs at Dog Beach on a Saturday morning. And boy, is that a sight to see. These might not be "townie" dogs. These might even be "aggressive" dogs (shock! Shock!). But they all seem to get along swimmingly when let go off-chain.
