Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring--it was peace.
- Milan Kundera
I love this quote, but it's a bit of a lie. They don't know jealousy? Seriously? Apparently Milan only had one dog at a time, because mine get very jealous of one another. If I spend time with one, inevitably the other will come over and push his big head into the mix to get his attention. If I give ONE a treat, I better be ready to give the other a treat as well. They are like little children in how they try to trick one another into moving out of a spot next to me so they can be by me. I love it, to be honest, it's one of the reasons I love dogs so much, their love and loyalty for their human is incomparable. The way their love shines brightly in their eyes for their master and family is one of the truest things you can ever see.
The don't know discontent? Apparently you've never seen mine when they want something, because they will let you know. Mine let you know when they are unhappy with something, oh yes indeed, if I were to move the couch that Boris gets up on to look out the window every day, he'd LET ME KNOW he was unhappy with it. I know, I've went through it before, and I ended up moving the couch back by the window, because he loves to look out and watch the birds, and the people.
They might not know evil, but I do think they have the ability to sense bad things, and people with bad intentions... well maybe not Boris, he is so goofy, he loves everyone, he thinks everyone loves him. Mortimer on the other hand thinks every man that comes near him might harm him in some way, he's very shy towards them for quite awhile, and will even bark if one walks in the house, never making a move to go near them, but letting me know that a strange person is in my house.
My boys, though litter mates and brothers, are total opposites in their little personalities, and I love them both for different reasons. Boris, daddy's boy totally and huge huge puppy, a goofball, a bit bossy and sweet, who sits and lets me take oodles of photos of him, while preening for the camera, confident in knowing everyone loves him. Mortimer, a bit shy, skittish of loud noises, serious, a huge momma's boy, a bit reserved, and he hates the camera, and wants to be sure of peoples intentions before giving in to let them touch him, and I feel so sorry for him sometimes. I give them both love and attention, but sometimes I wish I could get Mortimer to be a bit more carefree, though I doubt it will ever happen, and that's okay too, because he's super sweet and loving.
I'm a horrible blogger.. I never know what I'm going to type before I start and I never quite figure out how to finish a post.. .so let me just finish with some photos of the boys :) Hopefully I'll get better at this as I go!
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