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Sometimes, I feel like we don't deserve dogs. They're such special animals. I actually believe they have a sort of "soul" that most animals don't.
It's fascinating how early man and early canines eventually came together to form a symbiotic relationship. Imagine those early days... one of your tribesman, a total Chad, was able to break a wolf and now it is his "dog". At night, it barks at an approaching bear or some shit, waking everyone up so they can grab weapons and deal with the threat. I'd imagine we also used them against human threats, sort of like the police do today.
It started with that.. Dogs might be the most loyal animals in existence, and I think loyalty is a "higher thought" concept.
Out of all the animals in the world they are the most in tune with humans. They’ve brought a lot to the table of mankind in so many ways, of that there is no denial. They are thinkers and surely must have souls, you can see it in their eyes.
I'm not usually a superstitious or spiritual guy, but I do think there's some intangible thing that I guess we could call a "soul" that inhabits humans and, to varying extents, lesser species.
Dogs just seem purpose built for us. They've literally been the most important animal to seeing us through the 200,000ish years of us pushing forward to eventually go to the stars.
All because humans, all over the world, accepted doggos. It's amazing when you think of it with that zoomed out perspective. Also, many powerful people have had pets that greatly influenced their character or decisions in life. Nero had his Senator Horse. Nobles had hounds and such- you think a normally kind and generous lord would be the same on the morning when he found out his favorite doggo passed? No, he's going to be pissed and sad... and may make decisions based on this.
All for doge.
Soul or no soul, man or beast, it has been a pleasure that we’ve had them by our sides throughout time. I’m thankful for every one I ever got to know. Indeed, how much of history has been made or changed by the mere companionship with a dog.
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