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Speaks Out!This Changing Dog by Ian Shoales A look back on the previous decade of dog's changing role in society by the imitable Ian Shoales, a nom de plume of Merle Kessler, who is part of Duck’s Breath Mystery Theatre and the author of four books. Ian’s most recent outing (written with J. Raoul Brody), is the performance piece, Slouching Towards Disneyland, which displayed itself at the Marsh Theater in San Francisco in November 2007. "Around the time that scoopable litter was invented back in the ’80s, cats as pets in America began to outnumber dogs. And our attitude toward dogs began to change. We started to get a bit more finicky. We don’t want dogs with long hair because we have allergies. We don’t want dogs who shed because we hate to clean house. We don’t want dogs who bark because it’s annoying. We don’t want dogs who growl at strangers because we might get sued. We certainly don’t want dogs who bite. We’re looking for something playful, but not something that knocks over furniture. No scratching, please. Come when I call you, but don’t be needy.…" Listen to Ian read his whole essay, or pick up
a copy of the Jan/Feb issue of Bark to read it.
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