Miko has this way of getting my attention... he plays with his ball, and intentionally, and I repeat, intentionally lets it roll under the couch where he couldn't reach it. Then he sits down and peers under the couch and cry about the ball over and over. Looks up at me, peers under the couch, and whimper. Looks up at me, peers under the couch and whimper again... and repeat. The first few minutes, it's cute, so I torture him and totally ignore him... but we've done this so many times, I know the drill.
After a few minutes, I finally let him win. I stop what I'm doing, go on all fours and reach under the couch for his ball... As soon as he sees the ball in my hand, he gives me this look as if I am god and just performed a miracle. As I hand the ball to him, he looks at me with with his tiny brown eyes full of love, admiration and appreciation. Not minding that I have been intentionally ignoring him or that I been torturing him about the damn ball just a few minutes ago...
Dogs are different than humans in a way that they don't hold on to grudges, or your past mistakes, or your shortcomings.. They don't focus on the wrong you did, but on all the right things you've done. They love you and accept you just for who you are, faults and all, unconditionally and without reservations...
I wish people were like that sometimes...
Well said Ms. Kimberly Faith.
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