You'd laugh and think that I had lost my remaining marbles if you heard me talking to my dog in the privacy of our home or automobile. But then, having heard other dog owners speak to their animals in public, often in baby voice which, incidentally, I don't use, I think I am not alone.
One time in the dog park, I saw an elegant lady standing about 15 feet from the water fountain, her dog 15 feet away from her in the same direction, that is 30 feet from the water, inviting him to approach the water bowl: "Come Rocky, rejuvenate yourself!"
"Rejuvenate"? What kind of dog was it to understand a four syllable word? Did he understand, say, "reprehensible", or "anthropomorphic"? In any case, while I was there, Rocky didn't come, preferring instead to continue his current activities. Who knows, some people train their dogs to understand more than other dogs. My dog understands plenty, probably more than I give him credit for.
In general, I believe than dogs know more about us than we'll ever know about them, even if they cannot express their knowledge in a language understandable to us. Yet, there may be something more there. Sometimes I suspect that dogs have a direct line to heaven, being innocent and sinless creatures.
No comments:
Post a Comment