“Let’s have something to eat and play in any order.” After years of contemplating what dogs think I found that’s it. Which is pretty much what I been thinking.
While cats are mysterious, dogs wear their heart, brain, nature, disposition, emotions and intelligence on their faces. I have noticed that their biggest asset to communicating with people is that unlike cats they have eyebrows that are attached to their ears making it quite easy to know their disposition at any given time. Oh and the tail.
This is a two way street, as dogs know you more by your face and body language than the works you use. Dogs also dream all the time not sure about cats. In fact not sure about cats in any context at all though we have always had one of each.
Speaking of worst in show, Easy, my big eleven year old Golden Retriever has never done any of these things:
Retrieved anything.
Pooped on the floor.
Peed on the floor.
Chewed up anything.
Dug a hole in the yard.
Growled or snarled at any living thing.
Been in a dog fight.
Given kisses to anyone ever.
Barked at the garbage men.
Barked at the mailman.
Barked at anyone or anything other than a squirrel.
Slobber all over anyone.
Made it around the block without a rest.
Humped anyone’s leg or another dog.
Given any attention to the doorbell or knocker.
Got up or got angry with little kids crawling all over him.
Eaten anything without me telling him it’s okay.
Go in the pool but will happily body surf with me in four footers at the beach.
And as Golden’s live to only to about twelve, pretty soon I am going to have to take Easy to doggy Heaven, which is one of the hardest things anyone ever has to do.