<description>What's your favourite dog and why is it Golden Retrievers!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In Episode #466 of Meanderings Juan and I discuss: childhood memories and how these interactions have shaped our views on dogs, how owning a dog can teach us about mortality and the finite nature of life, the social dynamics of ownership, comparison to other animals &amp;amp; random thoughts on suffering &amp;amp; mental health.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Huge thanks to Petar for the support!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Timeline:&lt;br /&gt;(00:00:00) Intro&lt;br /&gt;(00:00:48) The Importance of Dogs&lt;br /&gt;(00:02:03) Childhood Dog Story&lt;br /&gt;(00:05:05) Overcoming Fear of Dogs&lt;br /&gt;(00:10:06) Dog Ownership and Safety&lt;br /&gt;(00:14:53) Dogs As Training for Parenthood&lt;br /&gt;(00:18:59) Teaching Dogs Tricks&lt;br /&gt;(00:24:39) Dog Population in Australia&lt;br /&gt;(00:25:40) Boostagram Lounge&lt;br /&gt;(00:34:53) Dogs and Mortality&lt;br /&gt;(00:52:26) Dogs As Social Connectors&lt;br /&gt;(00:56:21) Final V4V &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Connect with Mere Mortals:&lt;br /&gt;Website: &lt;a href="https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Discord: &lt;a href="https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU" target="_blank"&gt;https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Twitter/X: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/meremortalspod" target="_blank"&gt;https://twitter.com/meremortalspod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Instagram: &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TikTok: &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcast" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Value 4 Value Support:&lt;br /&gt;Boostagram: &lt;a href="https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/support" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/support&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Paypal: &lt;a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Mere Mortals

Kyrin Down & Juan Granados

Dogs & Puppers | Juan's Best Friend But Kyrin's 2nd Worst Enemy

DEC 8, 202458 MIN
Mere Mortals

Dogs & Puppers | Juan's Best Friend But Kyrin's 2nd Worst Enemy

DEC 8, 202458 MIN

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What's your favourite dog and why is it Golden Retrievers!<br /><br />In Episode #466 of Meanderings Juan and I discuss: childhood memories and how these interactions have shaped our views on dogs, how owning a dog can teach us about mortality and the finite nature of life, the social dynamics of ownership, comparison to other animals &amp; random thoughts on suffering &amp; mental health.<br /><br />Huge thanks to Petar for the support!<br /><br />Timeline:<br />(00:00:00) Intro<br />(00:00:48) The Importance of Dogs<br />(00:02:03) Childhood Dog Story<br />(00:05:05) Overcoming Fear of Dogs<br />(00:10:06) Dog Ownership and Safety<br />(00:14:53) Dogs As Training for Parenthood<br />(00:18:59) Teaching Dogs Tricks<br />(00:24:39) Dog Population in Australia<br />(00:25:40) Boostagram Lounge<br />(00:34:53) Dogs and Mortality<br />(00:52:26) Dogs As Social Connectors<br />(00:56:21) Final V4V <p><br /><br />Connect with Mere Mortals:<br />Website: <a href="https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/" target="_blank">https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/</a><br />Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU</a><br />Twitter/X: <a href="https://twitter.com/meremortalspod" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/meremortalspod</a><br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/</a><br />TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcast" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcast</a><br /><br />Value 4 Value Support:<br />Boostagram: <a href="https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/support" target="_blank">https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/support</a><br />Paypal: <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast" target="_blank">https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast</a></p>