
Back in the day, people used dogs as much for their function as their companionship. Hunters needed dogs to point, flush, or retrieve game. Shepherds needed dogs to protect and lead the flock. Store owners and shipyards needed dogs to warn of intruders. Aristocrats needed to keep their laps warm.
Companionship between dog and man explains itself. Man sees himself in his dog. The hunter sees the hunter in his dog. The shepherd sees the shepherd in his dog. The aristocrat sees the aristocrat in his dog.

From left to right: Charlie, Benjamin. Bowsers at their finest.
I laughed so hard at "Aristocrats needed to keep their laps warm."
ReplyDeleteThat gets best line of the day so far.
http://www.smartplanet.com/business/blog/smart-takes/stray-dogs-display-higher-intelligence-to-navigate-moscow/3531/
ReplyDeleteI found that article rather interesting. Not surprising (certainly not surprising that Russia has been studying 35,000 stray dogs for the last 30 years as opposed to spending the money on other things.) But I found it interesting that the beggar dogs are the most intelligent and adept in Russia.
P.S. The Financial Times article from a couple weeks ago is better -- but the smartplanet article has a link to it.
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