They may not lie, but deceit? You've never dealt with some of the dogs
I have...
keith_w wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 12/10/2005 11:58:35 PM Pacific Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Not love in the strictly human sense maybe but I have no doubt that
dogs, at least, care very deeply for their owners.
My fathers dog waited for him to come downstairs, (he wasn't allowed
on the second floor), for 9 years after
my father died, I suspect that's why he lived to be almost 20 years
old. =========
Awww. That's a great story.
My understanding is that it's really more instinct. Dogs are pack
animals and as pack animals they consider their human owners the
alpha dogs, so they look up to them and follow them. Also dogs in
particular have strong familial bonds -- wolves in the wild will
fight for their family members and stick by them for life. So it
certainly has some aspects that are very similar to human love --
loyalty, concern for the other, self-sacrifice, etc.
Actually, come to think of it, that's a lot better than a lot of
humans manage.
NOW you got it right! ;-) That's the big difference. Pets are not
capable of subtrefuge, lying, deceit, and all the other emdearing
traits humans have developed to pester their fellow man and the source
of their hatefulness...
Marnie aka Doe ;-)
keith
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When you're worried or in doubt,
Run in circles, (scream and shout).
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