The true Dog Lover

I have been wanting to adopt a dog for as long as I can remember. I love dogs. Everyone who knows me knows that. But most of the people who do know me, know very little about dogs. They assume since I like dogs, I probably like all kinds of dogs. And everywhere we go they show me dogs and expect me to go bonkers over every canine that comes within my peripheral vision. But God didn't create all dogs as equal and neither did he make them to have similar personalities. Like people dogs have different creeds, personalities and temperaments. Meaning I don't like them all. I don't like the stupid, ferocious creatures that thing every human limb is a chew toy. I don't like the mouse-like, wannabe dogs. I don't like the tiny Pomeranians who just bark and bark and then bark some more. I also don't like most female dogs (they are the reason why we use the B word as a curse).

But show me a Labrador or a golden retriever and I just have to go over and pet them. And of course they sense my comfort and warm up just as quickly. Oh well they are the friendliest dogs in the world. But given their size people might get scared. But all they can attack you with is slobber.

Well the real reason why I love dogs is the way they love the human beings. Their undying loyalty, devotion and affection towards our race. It is like they haven't received the memo yet. Humans are not really all that great. They are selfish folks who are capable of unspeakable monstrosity and even though they claim to be civilized, they can be clueless to the notions of coexistence, tolerance and compassion. But do they care? Of course not. All they see in their human is a master who must be loved and obeyed till the very last breath of life. That's whats in their genes and that's what they know. They have an enormous grasp of human feelings and moods. They pick them up accurately and its remarkable.

Humans can learn a lot from their canine friends. Their capacity to love, their ceaseless loyalty, their non-judgemental and forgiving nature, the way they live and love life and enjoy it even when their bodies get taken over by arthritis and they loose the sense of sight, sound and at times smell. Even then they will play with you and they will love you.

The idea of the post was not to write an essay about dogs. It was just to talk about how much I love dogs and how badly I want to have one. Given my nomadic lifestyle and the newest addition to my family (my car), I don't think the timing is right. But I do know that somewhere in this world is pair of beautiful yellow Labradors (male and female) who someday will make a beautiful and special puppy, just for me.I have a name picked out already.