You can’t put a price on that!
Regardless of the lineage of the dog, they still give us unconditional love, companionship, and enjoyment! You can’t put a price on that!
This was one comment in relation to a post on my FB page (Paul Barry) yesterday about a person advertising pups that happened as a result of a “freak accident ” between a Rottweiler and Shih Tzu
There is not doubt that the above comment is so true with all dogs, and it got me thinking about what else do dogs do for us, and what can they teach us, or what should we learn from them
Patience – Not everything comes easily in this life, and as they say patience is a great virtue. Our Dogs could teach us a master class in how to be patient. Look how patiently they wait for their reward when we are in the process of trying to train them, whether it be for obedience, agility, ringcraft or even just toilet training. Again patience abounds when we leave the house for longer periods than is normal, and they wait patiently sometimes all day for us to get home to take care of their needs.
Communication skills – We all know that our dogs talk to us, but we are inept in picking them up on what they are truly saying to us. When one form of communication fails, they try another whether it be vocal, a gentle nudge by a nose or paw, or the wag of a tail. Of course not having a voice that us humans can understand fully doesn’t stop dogs from communicating within their own pack. Dogs that have never met each other before can instantly tell what the other dogs intention is by just looking at such things as posture and tail position, skills us “higher beings” can sometimes take a lifetime to try and master.
Behaviour – Dogs behaviour is mostly a direct result on their interaction with humans. Once we correctly teach our dogs rules, and set boundaries you can be pretty sure that they stick to the programme. Not like us 2 legged mammals, we can be shown over and over again the right way to do things, and what is the correct behaviour in certain circumstances, but unlike our dogs, we can’t be trusted to follow what is considered by the majority as the correct path.
Courage - I’m not sure if all dogs teach us this, as I know a certain member of our pack that is all bark and no trousers ! However we all know of dogs that will search for explosive devices in war zones, or enter buildings that have collapsed due to an earth quake, and defend a family and their property no matter what they face.
Loyalty and unconditional love – As the opening quote states, all dogs give us unconditional love, companionship, and enjoyment and now add loyalty to it. Our dogs stick with us through thick and thin, no matter what we have dished out in the past – Dogs for many of us are our only 100% real friend and I have modified the following quote just slightly, which I am sure you will all agree “The difference between friends and Dogs is that friends we allow into our company, Dogs we allow into our solitude.”
And last but by no means least Compassion – Dogs constantly forgive our failings and are always there comforting us when we are in pain.
It’s just a pity that some people don’t realise what a massive role a dog has in shaping our lives, and what we can all learn from them, before subjecting them to abuse and indiscriminate breeding, as in the case of the person that allowed the “freak accident ” between a Rottweiler and Shih Tzu
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