On Dogs and the Dr. Conrad Murray Trial

What Else Have I been Up To?

As our two dogs drive us crazy from time to time I have been forced to look at giving the dogs some proper training. I don't know how many dogs I've owned in my life but I know that I haven't bothered to train any of them. Correction. I did hire a dog trainer for my now deceased black lab, Buddy. Sadly, this didn't work out very well and I pretty much gave up trying to train the two dogs we own now. I have decided to try teaching myself something about the art of training the canine by watching Cesar Millan videos. What I have learned so far is that I am definitely not the pack leader in my dogs' eyes. I am presently trying to learn the psychology of the dog. Hopefully I''ll learn some practical training techniques also.

I have also been following the Dr. Conrad Murray trial. I have not been following this trial as closely as I kept up with the Casey Anthony trial. By the way, I haven't heard anything about Casey Anthony in a long time.

As of this writing the jury in the Conrad Murray trial is still deliberating the verdict. I have no idea what they are going to decide. I don't think that Dr. Murray is totally responsible for Michael Jackson's death. I think Dr. Murray was just one of many contributing factors. Michael Jackson was not in good health at the age of fifty. He was addicted to prescription medications and found going to sleep almost impossible without the help of chemicals. At the time of Michael's death he was seriously in debt and didn't appear to be healthy enough to complete his upcoming performance itinerary. A lot of people would be adversely affected if Michael could not perform his concerts due to poor health. The pressure on Jackson was enormous. Was there any doubt about why he had trouble sleeping? Michael Jackson was a desperate man who thought that the only way he could succeed with his concert tour was by hiring a doctor who would provide him with the medications that he thought that he required. Michael convinced Dr. Murray to provide the drugs that Michael felt would help him to function. Dr. Murray should never have taken on Michael Jackson's medical care. He made the mistake of becoming not only one of Michael's doctors but also Michael Jackson's employee and friend. As a result Dr. Murray lost his professional perspective with tragic consequences.