Let’s think of this in a new way – let’s imagine what the word dog conjurs up for pet people. I’ll go first. To me the word ‘dog’ means loyalty, affection, furriness, warmth, dedication, true and unconditional love, and happiness.
Dogs are loyal to the nth degree. They will wait days for their owners to return, even when said owner has abandoned them.
Dogs are affectionate no matter what your mood. That happy face and lick of that warm tongue and the utter joy they show when you walk in the door makes any bad day better.
Dogs are furry, for the most part. I know there are new breeds that aren’t furry, but I don’t quite understand why anyone bred that trait out of our precious dogs. Oh well. That’s just me. I like their furriness.
Dogs are full of warmth. Anyone who lives in a cold climate can attest to the warmth of their dog on their feet, or lying next to them on the sofa, or … in extreme cases, making sure their owners are kept warm when lost in the woods, or something. Dogs are better than a blanket!
Dogs are dedicated. They will travel for miles, for days, to find their way home. They will protect you within an inch of their own lives. They will alert you to danger, even if it’s just an errant leave blowing by the window. They never give up protecting their own.
Dogs give true, unconditional love, all the time. No matter how late you are from work; no matter how bad a mood you’re in (and you shout it out at them); no matter how many cats you allow to invade their territory, dogs remain totally true and faithful and loving and happy, just to be with you.
So, maybe it’s not such a stretch to turn the old saying, “God is my co-pilot” around to, “Dog is my co-pilot.” It’s been said that society will be judged by how they treat the least of “them”… like kids, and our elderly, and…our pets. Both dogs and cats.
There must be a reason for that. What do you think it is?
