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Golden retrievers are not bred to be guard dogs, and considering the size of their hearts and their irrepressible joy in life, they are less likely to...more

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This may be the primary purpose of dogs: to restore our sense of wonder and to help us maintain it, to make us consider that we should trust our intui...more

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May I tell you a wonderful truth about your dog? ... You have been given stewardship of what you in your faith might call a holy soul.

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May I tell you a wonderful truth about your dog? ... In our religion, we believe in reincarnation. We live many times, you see, always seeking to be w...more

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One of the greatest gifts we receive from dogs is the tenderness they evoke in us. The disappointments of life, the injustices, the battering events t...more

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When you have dogs, you witness their uncomplaining acceptance of suffering, their bright desire to make the most of life in spite of the limitations ...more

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No matter how close we are to another person, few human relationships are as free from strife, disagreement, and frustration as is the relationship yo...more

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Dogs needed no words to console you. Dogs were the ultimate practitioners of the therapy of touch. Dogs knew and accepted the hard realities of life t...more

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After his dinner, the wolfhound liked to prowl the grounds, sniffing the grass to learn what creatures of field and forest had recently visited. The y...more

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Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.

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Years later, after other experiences with dogs, I wondered if their species were shaped and charmed to serve as four-legged guides able to assist in l...more

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Dogs, lives are short, too short, but you know that going in. You know the pain is coming, you're going to lose a dog, and there's going to be great a...more

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Tommy and Scootie locked eyes. Only minutes ago, he wouldn't have believed that he could ever have felt such a kinship with the Labrador as he felt no...more

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people have a natural tendency to anthropomorphize their pets, to ascribe human perceptions and intentions to the animal where none exist