There is no greater joy in life

than that of being the suject of a dog's love.

They are excited to see you,

excited to be near you,

just happy to breathe the same air as you.

Dogs, it seems,

are beings of light,

of happiness,

and anyone that would willingly

darken such pure joy,

is not soeone I would like to know.

I mean, which would be happy to greet you

after leaving them alone for ten

hours, days, months, even years,

man or canine?

Dogs are a gift to us all,

and I often wonder if we deserve them.