“Dogs appear to do very little.”
The purpose of our dogs is something that @MrAndrewCotter has pondered a lot over the past year and a half.
But, he believes they can still teach us a great deal.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-ca…
The purpose of our dogs is something that @MrAndrewCotter has pondered a lot over the past year and a half.
But, he believes they can still teach us a great deal.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-ca…
Take joy from the simple things.
Is there anything more obvious than a dog’s experience of visceral pleasures? From the wind that blows scents around to the feeling of sand under their paws. Try to enjoy life in its most elemental form.
Is there anything more obvious than a dog’s experience of visceral pleasures? From the wind that blows scents around to the feeling of sand under their paws. Try to enjoy life in its most elemental form.
Don’t want for too much.
Dogs are minimalist creatures and we could all learn from that – they certainly wouldn’t be coveting the latest 60in plasma screen television.
Dogs are minimalist creatures and we could all learn from that – they certainly wouldn’t be coveting the latest 60in plasma screen television.
Do not dwell on an argument.
Dogs might occasionally snap at another who is becoming hugely irritating, but they do not linger on any ill thoughts. They move on quickly and let it go, forgetting that they were ever cross, as they forget about most things.
Dogs might occasionally snap at another who is becoming hugely irritating, but they do not linger on any ill thoughts. They move on quickly and let it go, forgetting that they were ever cross, as they forget about most things.
Dogs live in the moment.
It follows on naturally that dogs live for whatever is happening to them right now. We are both blessed and cursed with a higher brain function, but they don’t look back with regret or fret about the future.
It follows on naturally that dogs live for whatever is happening to them right now. We are both blessed and cursed with a higher brain function, but they don’t look back with regret or fret about the future.
Display no vanity.
Dogs have no ego and it is certainly not what drives them. For example, a canine in a spaceship would historically be more likely to be Soviet and going against its will than showing off like a human billionaire.
Dogs have no ego and it is certainly not what drives them. For example, a canine in a spaceship would historically be more likely to be Soviet and going against its will than showing off like a human billionaire.
Dogs are loyal.
Occasionally we all know that a white lie is necessary, whereas a human with a dog’s mind would tell you that your new hairstyle actually looks horrendous. But generally speaking, their lack of subterfuge and deceit has to be seen as a virtue.
Occasionally we all know that a white lie is necessary, whereas a human with a dog’s mind would tell you that your new hairstyle actually looks horrendous. But generally speaking, their lack of subterfuge and deceit has to be seen as a virtue.
Dogs are loving.
Perhaps the most important lesson. The love of a dog is love at its most fundamental. It is love without aside, without jealousy, without fear of loss. It is love that has no complexity.
Perhaps the most important lesson. The love of a dog is love at its most fundamental. It is love without aside, without jealousy, without fear of loss. It is love that has no complexity.
Perhaps the purpose of a dog is simply that they are not us. And are all the better for it. What do you think?
You can find the full story here: thetimes.co.uk/article/the-ca…
You can find the full story here: thetimes.co.uk/article/the-ca…
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