Dogs

The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is, in fact, the most precious and valuable possession of mankind.

~ Theodorus Gaza

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Lily and I were at the dog park the other day. There was a young woman there with her dog - a seven month old German shepherd mix of some kind. The woman asked me, as Lily was greeting her and getting pets, "Is there anyone your dog doesn't like?"

I said that there had been two men she met. I said, "I don't know what it was about them, but she didn't want to be near them." 

She said, "You gotta trust that. Dogs know."

I agreed. Dogs DO know. 

I have to wonder, though, if those guys offered Lily a cheeseburger if she might like them more. It's probably a good idea to be wary of people who have to give you things to make you like them.

It's also probably a good idea to be wary of people who wander around with cheeseburgers all the time.