My goodness ! Why is there so much animosity?
The religious proselytizers occasionally visit DonDiego's neighborhood and knock on his door. And DonDiego treats them like, . . . umm, . . . people, just like any other people whom he meets.
In fact, DonDiego recognizes these folks have good Christian intentions; they mean him no harm whatsoever; they think they are doing good. DonDiego cannot say he sees such motives in many other people with whom he comes into contact.
Anyway, usually the pair, . . . they are almost always a pair, . . . represents some local Church and proffer an invitation to poor old DonDiego to attend services. Sometimes it's Mormon missionaries; if it's two young men in black slacks and white shirts and black ties, . . . it's Mormons, . . . but DonDiego digresses. DonDiego has always, . . . so far, . . . declined the invitation to Church politely. A brief conversation may follow, or not, . . . but in any case the encounter ends with DonDiego wishing the pair good luck in their quest.
The most recent visitors were a middle aged casually dressed man and a younger woman in drab attire. The young lady was apparently of foreign extraction, perhaps from the Phillipines or some place like that. She was in a drab, loose, long dress and plain shoes and with no make-up. Actually, if she'd had on a more form-fitting dress, . . . or maybe a short-skirt with a tight pastel blouse, and . . . and some less utilitarian footwear, and maybe just a touch of color on her cheeks, and her hair upswept just a mite, and black fish-net stockings, . . . well, she might've been hot. But DonDiego digresses.
Anyway, after brief greetings and a discussion, and when it became apparent DonDiego was not interested in their saving him, the gentleman piped up: "So, is it just Jehova's Witnesses you don't like?"
DonDiego responded honestly: "Oh, . . . are you Jehovah's witnesses?" He seemed stunned, . . . and maybe even embarrassed.
And a few minutes later the encounter ended as usual with DonDiego wishing the two Good Luck.
Anyway, . . . to answer waltmarcia's original question, . . . why not just some admonition against pestering one's pets? Like: "Delicate Dogs, Quiet Please"
