There’s no way in the world I’d ever have a dog.
I get my companionship from people, not an animal. Too many people place human characteristics in their pets.
Humans place human characteristics on all sorts of animals, both real and imagined. In fairy tales, children’s books, stuffed animals, etc.
It’s our unconscious way of acknowledging that as beautiful as nature and the animal kingdom are, there’s nothing really interesting going on there on a day-to-day basis. Only the human race provides interesting stories that hold our attention. And God loves a good story as much as people do, that’s why he created us.
Without the human race, there’s no story, just a beautiful backdrop of nature. So we dress up our pets and write books about talking animals, and give teddy bears away at carnivals, in order to include them in both the stories that humans create, and the story of the human race that God has created.
“There’s no way in the world I’d ever have a dog.
I get my companionship from people, not an animal. Too many people place human characteristics in their pets.”
They are different forms of companionship and I enjoy them both. I just lost a wonderful dog* about a month ago and it has left a void in my life that nothing else can fill. Not disagreeing with your preferences, we’re all different.
*Butch. A 120lb Rottie that was an sweetheart that loved to charm the ladies. Our rural mail lady hand delivered a sympathy card with wet eyes when she heard he’d passed.
“There’s no way in the world I’d ever have a dog.
I get my companionship from people, not an animal. Too many people place human characteristics in their pets.”
Dogs are way more trustworthy.
Dogs are CHEAP SECURITY.
No matter your attachment or not-—they take their SECURITY job seriously.