A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.” –Josh Billings. As we know, dogs are the most popular pets in the world. I too am a dog lover though I love pets in general. One evening I was truly delighted when my dad brought a little puppy on his way home from office. It was a skinny little brown dog. We generally expect puppies to be furry and rounded, but this brown dog was different; it had a huge head, big ears, graceful neck, an athletic body and really really long legs. It didn’t fit the description of a cute little puppy that we typically have. Surprisingly I liked the dog instantly as it wagged its tail as soon as I looked in its eyes. This male pup was sleek and elegant and I named it Scooby, after the famous cartoon I would watch when I was younger. The other coincident was that it was a Great Dane like the cartoon character.
As the name of the
breed suggests Scooby is really a ‘Great’ dog, he has grown huge, his loud
resounding bark scares everyone, but his playful way of going out makes me
wonder….. he is a gentle giant. We humans generally grow unfriendly and
indifferent as we grow up. As I look at Scooby it forces me to be more kind and
warm, more loving and affectionate. He is huge but he coexists with our
manipulative cats, the noisy chickens and busy humans. He continues to show them
love and also doesn’t mind sharing his food with them. If a dog can be so
loving why don’t we humans try to do the same. He gets his share of punishment
when he misbehaves but that doesn’t stop him from coming back and expressing
his love to us by wagging his tail, licking our hands and face or by jumping
around us.
Moral: A life lived in love will never be dull for
too long.
