{"id":486,"date":"2021-01-25T10:33:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T15:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/potlatchga.com\/?p=486"},"modified":"2021-01-25T10:57:17","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T15:57:17","slug":"dogs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/potlatchga.com\/?p=486","title":{"rendered":"DOGS"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Many of us, if not most, have had good experiences with dogs in our lives. I do have a couple friends or more who seem to have no affection for dogs; some prefer cats or simply see dogs as too much work or responsibility. But they are in the minority. That\u2019s how important dogs are in our lives.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve had a lot of dogs: Pal, Duke, Skipper, Danny, Inky, Heine, Zeppelin, Blitz, Maggie, Chessie, Cooper, Gypsy, Ace, JoJo, Rucker and Shelby. Like people, they all had their own personalities, some better than others. I can see their faces and still carry their memories around with me. I learned a lot from them.<\/p>\n

The very name \u201cdog\u201d in English conjures up a variety of emotions. We are \u201cfaithful\u201d like a dog, we \u201cwork\u201d like a dog, we have a \u201cstomach\u201d like a dog and we get \u201csick\u201d as a dog. There are other examples, some negative such as \u201cthe car he bought was a dog.\u201d<\/p>\n

The point, I guess, is that dogs have an outsize influence on our lives. I particularly like the witticism that \u201cdogs are not necessary, but they make our lives whole.\u201d For me, this sums up the role of dogs.<\/p>\n

Presently, I have two dogs. Rucker, a big old black Lab, who lives up at Potlatch under the watchful eye of the pet nanny during my absence and Shelby, a small young Lab, who is constantly at my side here on St. Simons. Having her with me brings joy to my life.<\/p>\n

Dogs are resilient, resourceful, tough, smart, loyal and devoted, cautious, sweet, loving, honest and caring They are always happy and have an unsurpassed joie de vivre. They know things we don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

As my wife says, \u201cdogs could\u2019ve been humans, but turned the opportunity down.\u201d Come to think about it, maybe they would be overqualified.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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