Here’s
a thought which may seem strange
to
some; others may have pondered such a
thing,
and may acknowledge having had the
same
idea cross their minds occasionally:
I
live in a modest apartment with my two
small
dogs as I have for years. I rarely get
out
or go anywhere without them. So, to
say
we have become resolutely attached
would
be stated accurately. So much so,
that
at times, I may tend to treat them as
I
would little human beings—considering
that
our thoughts and feelings are alike,
that
we are on the same wavelength so to
speak.
We are not the same, and I find I
must
correct my egocentric human thinking
from
time to time. Dogs do doggy things
like
poop and pee when need be. And should
they
do it on the carpet occasionally, then it
was
either unforeseen, an emergency, or I
had
neglected to take them out in time. My
little
girl dog barks a lot at all the other ani-
mals
she sees on TV. Instinctively and inher-
antly,
she is merely protecting me and her
territory
from undesirable intruders. Rather
than
believe my scolding her will affect a
change
in her attitude, I am the one who
must
realize, I need to switch the channel
in
order to keep her from going crazy. I
think
you see where I’m headed with this.
I
have become sensitive to learning much
more
from my pooches than lessons they
are
capable of acquiring from me. With time,
I
have come to understand that some of their
finer
attributes, no matter how hard I try, I shall
never
be able to achieve. Born and bred as a
human
being, scratching behind the ears with
my
feet, and the dispensing of unconditional love
and
loyalty, I find, are out of the question for me.
Chris
Hanch 7-2-19
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