For some reason this week I have been thinking a lot about dogs. I got to see my two dogs this past weekend when I went home for thanksgiving, and it made me very happy to see them:
So obviously I was thinking about them throughout this week, as I seamlessly transitioned back to my life in Boston and the mass amount of exams and homework assignments that come with it (plz help). And somewhere along strolling through my facebook feed distracting myself from real life responsibilities I found things like this that effectively were hilarious and made me think: What if dogs actually had the same capabilities as humans? Add in the fact that I saw this later this week and well, here are 20 questions (and some follow ups) about what dogs would do if they had the same capabilities as humans:
1. What would dogs want to do in their free time? Would they still want to go for walks? Would they be the type to go out and go to a party or would they just stay in and order delivery?
2. Would dogs still prefer dog food or regular food? Would there be vegetarian dogs? Would said vegetarian dogs look down on regular dogs for not being vegetarian dogs? If dogs could have dinner with one person who would it be? Would it be another dog?
3. Would dogs still be incredibly entertained by things like tennis balls, their own tail, and a ride in the car? (I hope so)
4. Would dogs worry about saving up money and going to a really expensive college? Would they care if it were highly ranked, would there ever be a dog university? Would that university care about SAT scores? Would there be a dog SAT? What would its categories be?
5. Would dogs want to live in apartments and suites instead of doghouses and couches? Would they have to pay rent? How would they pay rent? What if the renter was a dog as well? Would the renter accept payment in dead birds and such?
6. How would dogs go about dating? Would it be different than what they do now? Would dogs have a match.com? Or would it be closer to farmersonly.com? (yes, this actually exists, 'cause of course it exists, thanks Texas!)
7. Would there be a go to dog pickup line? Where would dogs want to take other dogs on dates? Would it be nightclubs? (probably not) What about the park? Would they worry about going there after dark by themselves?
Side note: if you know where that is from we can be friends.
8. Would dogs like sports? Well, probably, but what would be their favorite sport? Would it be football? Or hockey? Ultimate frisbee? Would there be a sport that dogs come up with that would immediately become almost if not as popular as other sports today?
9. Would dogs become professional athletes? Would they become just as talented as humans? Would they be as effective as Air Bud? Could they make a hook shot? If you gave a dog the rock would it produce? Would Charles Barkley call the dog players' style girly or a dog version of that insult?
10. What would the preferred profession be for dogs? Would dog toys become one of the leading industries in the world today? How would this impact the stock market? Would some dogs have advantages in finding jobs because "don't worry bro my dad knows somebody"?
11. What would dogs think of a Trump Presidency? What would American dogs think of international dogs? Would they want to build a slightly smaller and less expensive wall and would they make chihuahuas pay for it?
12. Would there be a separate police force that would police dogs? Would it be run by dogs or humans? Would they have the same laws or different laws than humans? Would they even have laws?
13. Would they have vehicles? What would be their preferred vehicle? Would accidents go up? (Probably, seeing how fascinated they are with squirrels unless squirrels were totally wiped out from the face of the earth due to the dog uprising)
14. What would be their favorite music? Or their favorite musician? Would it be Snoop Dogg? The Baha Men? (I'm so sorry) Would they be into smooth jazz? The blues? Or would they be popping molly and going to Coachella with flowers in their hair?
15. What would be the hot new dance move among dogs? Would they like dabbing? (god I hope not) Would it be this?
16. What would become of television? Would they watch the same TV as us? Would there be a completely different set of channels if you were in a dog household? Would they report actual news? Would there be a dog version of Stephen A. Smith that would talk about how the best dog athlete in ultimate frisbee didn't have the guts or the determination to make it? (I hope so) Could you buy it on DirecTV?
17. Would there be dog-human couples? How would that work? I mean they'd probably a lot nicer than us but still, like how would that work? (I'll leave this one at that as I like being a writer)
18. How would dogs dress? If they wore clothes, what would be their preferred clothing? Would dogs wear Vineyard Vines? Would they be casual or be incredibly formal at all times? Would dogs always be horribly mismatched clothing-wise because they're colorblind?
19. Would dogs have cell phones? If they did would they prefer to call or text people? Would dogs own a landline? Would dogs care about read receipts? Would dogs get angry if the dog they had a crush on that they were texting didn't text back? Would dogs send dick pics?
20. What would the dogs think of our education system? Would they learn the same things as us? Would the dogs know about Pangea? Would there be dog universities? Would it cost $60,000+? Would there be dog fraternities and sororities? Would their parties be good? Would they care about ratios? Would dog frat bro's say "brah" at the end of their sentences? Or would they prefer "dog"?