The following landed in my e-mail inbox a short time after the CtWD post below went 'live:'

"I read your blog- The only thing I can say is... BE NICE---Stop picking on the poor puppy. And put the soup out of his reach. Give him a break- he just got castrated. has nothing to do with HIS IQ. Just think how you would feel. OUCH! At first when I read he got"de-balled" I thought he had a hair"ball" issue. I had to read it a second time. Poor baby! Welcome to Fatherhood AGAIN! And he's a bouncing baby IT!"

OK, I've been duly chastised.