My dog is a great dog. I often wonder what he and other dogs are thinking though. When he turns his head and gives me that quizzical half smile, I wonder, "just what is going on in his brain?" Dogs are great animals and here are four things I'm just sure they are all thinking ...maybe.
1. Feed Me
When my dog says feed me it's more than just FEED ME, it's an invitation for love. My dog will eat anything you put in front of him, but if I give him a treat, or some peanut butter or "people food" like the occasional strip of bacon, boy does he go nuts. Food, for Deacon (my dog), is more than just food, I think he's saying I love food, but especially yours!
2. Play With Me
My dog is not much for fetch or tug of war, or any other games really. What he does love is water, any water! My parents have a pond behind their house and he loves to swim in it, or jump in any puddles, or chase the water hose. Deacon loves water I think he's saying let me stay here all day and splash!
3. Pet Me
GiphyMy dog loves, loves, loves to be petted. He could sit around all day in one spot as long as I had a hand on him, petting him. I think he's saying, I'm not lazy, I'm just contented to sit right here as long as you sit with me and pet me, pet me, pet me!
4. Walk Me
Authors photoDeacon loves a good walk. My parents live near lots of grassy open space, so there is plenty of room for Deacon to run, jump, and play. He loves to get off his leash and just run through the woods. He sniffs everything (and I do mean everything), and splashes through ponds and puddles. I think he is saying, let me stay here forever, I love this place!
5. Love Me
PexelsMy dog, "says" a lot of things, but ultimately I think he is saying, I love you. That dog never has too much on his mind, he always has time for me, and he loves me even when he does something he isn't supposed to do like chew my dad's golf shoes, or the bumper on my brother's car. Even when I brush him off or I'm preoccupied, he is with me "saying" I love you, I support you, and I'm here for you always.
I would bet all these things are things my dog thinks, at one time or another. I'm sure though that he is thinking only of what's on his mind at the moment, and is never in his head in the future or in the past. Whatever dogs are thinking I know the bottom line is I love my human and I know they love me.
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