Chapter 4 DOG ZEN FOR HUMANS

I'm planning on starting an organization designed for the betterment of all Humans through association with their Dogs, but more on that later.
Cheese and Rice!!! I just realized how long it's been since my last entry! Kiaya is older now than I was when I last wrote. Wait - how can that work.... that's not right.....yea - she is!! Dog, where has the time gone?
Time to get a little caught up.
Well, I'm very well adjusted to having Kiaya around (see previous entries)- after all she's been living here now for over four years. She ain't going nowhere. I better be adjusted!! Now I miss her when she goes to the Vet's for barking out loud! I really get jealous cuz she's going for a ride in the truck and I'm not - but when I smell all that medical vapor, rubber gloves and shot residue in her coat when she gets back I think - "better you than me girl!!" Just catching a wiff is enough to strike fear in my heart. I can't stand going to the Vets. Kiaya acts like it's no big deal - I hate it when she does that.
I am rather fond of the girl now. Quite often we romp in the back yard - I'll chase her and then I'll let her chase me. I show off for my Humans and fly like the wind. I'm a blur of golden fur bounding across the yard! Well in my mind anyway - I have slowed down a little bit.
Unfortunately while Kiaya was getting older so was I - Dog - I'm about to turn eight years in another month. I can't believe it. But I still have all my own teeth, I'm not so much as a pound overweight, and I'm still like a puppy when it comes to tummy rubs.
Like my Human that likes to think he's "Alpha Male" (yea right) I'm getting more into being an activist as time goes on. I've talked it over with some of the pups in the neighborhood and we all agree that Humans are really getting to the point where they don't quite have all their paws on the grass, they have a food bowl but there's nothing in the dish, they - well you catch my scent. Seems like every Human I know seems to have just stepped in it.
Look, I see what's on TV. All the political bickering - one pees on this guy and the other pees back.
The wars. They destroy each others homes for barking out loud! What would drive a Human to do that? They argue over some black gunk in the ground, glass boxes that catch sunlight, or fans in the sky. They argue on TV, radio, in the newspaper and on the internet. They blow things up in places no dog or Human for that matter has heard of. They can't agree on anything.
Can you imagine if all us Dogs acted like that? Get with the program people!!
So I'm planning to start a movement called "Furballs For Humanity" and our goal is a simple one.
By example, show people that it's best to act like Dogs - to take on a Dogs outlook on life.
I think us Dogs have evolved faster because our lifespan is shorter. "Huh?" you say?
Think about it.
Dogs depending on size breed environment etc live to what - maybe 17 years? Big dogs like me are happy to see their thirteenth birthday! We have no time to waste! We have to get it right in a shorter amount of time. We've had more generations in the time we've been bonded to Humans than Humans have had. Thus we're higher on the evolutionary fire plug.
I'm not gonna take a lot of time trying to convince you of this - it's true. Accept it and lets move on.
Now I'm not suggesting that Humans take on the same body language, crotch and butt sniffing each other, barking for attention or any of that. No Dog would expect that from a Human. I'm talking about loving each other unconditionally, respecting each others right to life ,existence, and space on this planet. And sharing a bit of the old dog dish to your neighbor once in a while. Be happy when you see another Human and be ready to be a friend. Don't fight and enjoy your time here wherever you are. That's it. Simple.
The pups in the 'hood think Humans are a bunch of losers and that I've got a bone loose in the cranium somewhere trying to take on Furballs For Humanity. I like to think there is hope for Humans and I'm not talking about the kind of "hope" that human Obama likes to bark about. A pack leader is necessary but Humans invented politics and that's what creates all the dumpings in their yard. That's what stinks up their den. Watch your Dogs people - we have a lot to show you.
Till next time.... enjoy your life.
Beau

Leave a Comment