What Is Your First Thought When You See This Image??

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[OneVike]

We all get moved by images we see. Some images make us angry, some make us sad, yet others will make us laugh. Here is an image of two dogs, and only God knows what is going through their heads. We can all speculate, yet 99% of us will be wrong. Why? Because no one but God knows.

People anthropomorphize animals in many ways, but often times the animals just do things themselves (without training) which remind us of human behavior. This behavior probably helped our ancestors understand other creatures that would help us get to where we are. Our ancestors needed both cats and dogs. Without cats, the Egyptians probably wouldn't have lasted very long. Early civilizations required a lot of food, agriculture is what allowed us to civilize. Lots of crops also means lots of pests like rats and other rodents that wanted that which humans needed to preserve for long periods of time. Cats controlled the rodent population and prevented famine. The humans who were more tolerated the cats, had crops eaten less.

As for dogs, they were predators, like us. They competed with us, but some of them were more subservient than others and made faces that invoked that empathy response. We learned that when we tossed them a bone from the remains of our kill, they reacted positively to our kindness. I'm sure we tolerated the dogs that we best understood, or at least the ones that acted friendly to us. In time men learned they could befriend and even train them to help in hunting and to be companions for our young. In return they defended the territory they considered theirs from other predators that would do harm to us.

There is an old legend that speaks as to why the dogs are so friendly to man. It began when the Lord divided the lands. We learn that the greatgreatgreatgrandson of Noah was Peleg. Peleg was born to Eber, which is where the name Hebrew came from. It was during the days of Peleg when the Lord divided the continents of the earth. Genesis 10:25 For instance, the land road we refer to as the Bearing Strait, between Alaska and Russia would have caved thus dividing two continents. Now it was at that moment when the Dogs chose man.

As the land bridge began to collapse the dog looked back at man, and at the last moment possible, it jumped back to the land that man was on and joined him instead of the rest of the animal world. While the rest of the animal world was separated by heart and mind from man, the dog chose to be of one mind and heart with mankind. Thus, through the years the dog has become man's best friend, while the rest of nature has been at odds with him.

As legends go, it's a cute one. We never truly will understand why God chose the dog to be so close to man, but the bond is one that no other two species enjoy. Do they need us, or do we need them. Who knows, but it is a bond that has lasted thousands of years, and I guess that when Christ returns there will be many who will ask our Lord if their friend can tag along.

[a fool in paradise]

We can’t tell what’s actually happening by looking at the photo.

Are they stationary/frozen in that pose?

Are they in movement and the camera merely froze their action?

Here’s an example of dogs posing for Master:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xXhL0mByGg

And here’s some dogs barking at each other from different sides of a fence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHFc7NGp5Hk

[Boomer]

When you can put out a bucket of food and water like you can with cats and get away for a few days then dogs will have moved closer to the intelligence of cats and most people.

Dogs are like perpetual infants that need their diapers changed and fed by hand daily.

I do it all the time. Not as much as I used to but I can leave mine alone for 4 days with enough food and water and I don't worry one bit about them. It would be kinda hard on one dog but they manage too. I have 4 at this time; they watch out for each other. Yes; they are crazy happy to see me when I get home.

I know someone who left their little dog alone with a cat for a couple of weeks. Both animals knew how to use the litter box or pad for doing their business. I would come by every few days to check on them and fill up their water and food bowls as needed then spend a little time with them. The cat wanted nothing to do with me but the dog was needy by nature all the time anyway. Both of them ate less than normal due to depression of being left alone but no permanent harm done.

I do get your point though. You can leave a cat indoors with a litter box or two, a self filling food bowl and self filling water bowl for weeks at a time. It's better if there are two cats so they aren't alone but one can manage. Chances are good they won't be happy to see you but they get over it in a couple of days usually.

[Do_Tar]

“Pancakes”

Now why did I think of bunnies...

[Salamander]

Somewhere, a lonely dog is missing a person and is desperately wishing for you.

Go and find it.

:)

[stylin19a]

visitors day at the pound.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Our 11 year old tortie always comes over to greet me when I drive up. She rubs my pants and we walk to the front door together where she always insists on being the first into the house. When my wife is out, the kitty will pace around the house looking for her and crying nonstop. We just had to put our doggie of 15 years down and the kitty seems to miss him. She is a remarkable cat.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

The Berlin Wall will never keep friends apart!

[Slings and Arrows]

> The Berlin Wall will never keep friends apart!

David Bowie agreed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgcc5V9Hu3g

[JimSEA]

It does look like a newer “estate housing development” in Southeast Asia certainly. A soi dog and yard dog.

[amihow]

Buddies not if the one is an Akita. “I’m boss”.

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[Kartographer]

I always liked the old saw: "GOD gave man dominion over all the animals, but only horses and dogs know it."

[trebb]

“Is it in?”

[TXnMA]

"...male and female created He them..."

[OneVike]

Now that’s good

[null and void]

What’s a husky doing in Brazil?

[DLfromthedesert]

Awww. So sweet!

[ZULU]

Beautiful. Friends.

[Axenolith]

That was cool as hell! The animation was spectacular too.

[Kickass Conservative]

Don’t worry, I’ll find a good Lawyer and get you out.