Are You A Dog Person or a Cat Person :o)

Today, on NPR, there was a Michiana Chronicles spot (we live in an area that borders on Michigan and Indiana, from Lake Michigan to Elkhart, IN, and the name of this region is Michiana).  There was a tribute to a recently deceased family member, a golden retriever dog.  The line that really hit home for me was that a dog has "boundless hope" that is expressed every time you go for a walk, rub their belly, and such.  I think this really applies to most pets, they really want to be with us, and they are non-judgmental (for the most part, or if they are Siamese :o).  I did a quick google search for "Ode to Dog" and found this Ode.  Hope you enjoy.

 

An Ode To Dogs [http://myjunkmail.blogspot.com/2008/03/ode-to-dogs.html]

If you want someone who will eat whatever you put in front of him and never say its not quite as good as his mothers

then get a dog.

If you want someone always willing to go out, at any hour, for as long and wherever you want ...

then get a dog.

If you want someone who will never touch the remote, doesn't care about football, and can sit next to you as you watch romantic movies

then get a dog.

If you want someone who is content to get on your bed just to warm your feet and whom you can push off if he snores

then get a dog.

If you want someone who never criticizes what you do, doesn't care if you are pretty or ugly, fat or thin, young or old, who acts as if every word you say is especially worthy of listening to, and loves you unconditionally, perpetually ...

then get a dog.

BUT, on the other hand, if you want someone who will never come when you call, ignores you totally when you come home, walks all over you, runs around all night and only comes home to eat and sleep, and acts as if your entire existence is solely to ensure his happiness:

then get a cat.

Tags: Cats, Dogs, Hope