Column Blog Post

For class this weekend we had to read several columns by different authors. The column I most enjoyed was by Dave Barry and was called "A ruff and ready playmate". The column was about dogs and the pros of owning one. The author was sarcastically humorous in his description of the behavior of dogs. "I look down and see that my right arm has disappeared up to the elbow inside the mouth of a dog the size of a medium horse, I am not alarmed. I know that his is simply how a large friendly dog says: "Greetings! You have a pleasing salty taste!" (Barry). I enjoyed the author's use of sarcasm and exaggeration in the piece and felt that it contributed very nicely.