{"id":1412,"date":"2004-09-22T23:07:21","date_gmt":"2004-09-23T03:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peacefulhippo.wordpress.com\/2004\/09\/22\/1412\/"},"modified":"2004-09-22T23:07:21","modified_gmt":"2004-09-23T03:07:21","slug":"1412","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peacefulhippo.us\/blog\/2004\/09\/22\/1412\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>If a dog was the teacher you would learn stuff like:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.<br \/>\nNever pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.<br \/>\nAllow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.<br \/>\nWhen it&#8217;s in your best interest, practice obedience.<br \/>\nLet others know when they&#8217;ve invaded your territory.<br \/>\nTake naps.<br \/>\nStretch before rising.<br \/>\nRun, romp, and play daily.<br \/>\nThrive on attention and let people touch you.<br \/>\nAvoid biting when a simple growl will do.<br \/>\nOn warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.<br \/>\nOn hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.<br \/>\nWhen you&#8217;re happy, dance around and wag your entire body.<br \/>\nNo matter how often you&#8217;re scolded, don&#8217;t buy into the guilt thing and pout&#8230; run right back and make friends.<br \/>\nDelight in the simple joy of a long walk.<br \/>\nEat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough.<br \/>\nBe Loyal.<br \/>\nNever pretend to be something you&#8217;re not.<br \/>\nIf what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.<br \/>\nWhen someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If a dog was the teacher you would learn stuff like: When loved ones come home, always run to greet them. Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride. Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy. When it&#8217;s in your best interest, practice obedience. [&hellip;]<\/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-1412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peacefulhippo.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peacefulhippo.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peacefulhippo.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peacefulhippo.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peacefulhippo.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/peacefulhippo.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1412\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peacefulhippo.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peacefulhippo.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peacefulhippo.us\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}