Reply #53: ralps, Peewee gave me one of those when I came back from vacation... [View All]

[spiderpig]

...right on my Hawaiian sunburn. Owwwwwwwwwccccch! But I was so glad to see her I didn't care.

BTW, we were staying at a place that had a series of beautiful lagoons occupied by five dolphins. If I had thought it was exploitive I would have been horribly uncomfortable. But the caretakers just love the guys (all males). There are no grandstands, the dolphins interact constantly with the staff, and the staff truly love them. They talked with Mr. pig and me for hours about their personalities, intelligence, biological needs. Everything they do is through positive reinforcement. They told us that the dolphins respond to toys even more than food. They give them boogie boards and basketballs - items they can't swallow. I am so in love with these creatures I can't stand it.