People's Best Friend

Dogs are great. I know some people are not big fans but let me make a case for them.

Dogs enjoy seeing you. They often are right at the door when you arrive home from work or from running errands. Occasionally the excitement they feel when they see you leads them to jump and dance. There’s no mistaking their emotional connection to you.

Dogs enjoy being with you. They don’t care if you play with them or if you just let them sit or put their head on your lap, just being close to you is enough for them. They don’t care if you have to go shopping or if you have to go run errands, they want to come along and just be in your presence.

Dogs love you for who you are. They don’t care if you have cellulite, look great in a bikini, if you wax your eyebrows, get a haircut or have pearly, white teeth. You are wonderful in all your ‘youness’ to them. Dogs are very social and may be friendly with other humans but you certainly never feel like they are cheating on you.

Dogs always know when you need love and affection. If you are sick, they usually come by your side and keep you company. Or they lick the spot that hurts. Or they cuddle with you to keep you warm and to make you feel better.
Sometimes I tell people that dogs are better than humans. Every day I grow to believe it more. Dogs show you their emotions and feelings about you in their actions. Maybe it’s because they can’t necessarily put it in words. But dogs teach us the most important lesson there is “actions speak louder than words”. We could all follow their example and be better people.