DOG AND CAT THEOLOGY

A dog says: You love me, feed me, care for me- You must be God.

A cat says: You love me, feed me, care for me- I am God.

Those of us having both dogs and cats know how this theological perspective could be true. Nobody has ever "worked like a cat" (maybe they have, but I am sure they would get fired for it). The word "dog" is synonymous with loyalty, dedication and adoration.

I have heard it said that people who like (in my case, love) cats are confident and self-assured. That is, of course, because you will not get any affirmation from your cat. Your dog, on the other hand, hangs on your every move. They wait patiently while you find the leash, the treat, the ball. Their entire lives are wrapped up in YOU.

Last week I had an evening appointment with a client and I was not home until after 8:00pm. Eddy spent the entire evening sleeping in the laundry room, where the door to the garage is located. He waited there for hours until I was home again. It was a weird feeling to have somebody THAT wrapped up in me and my whereabouts. Sort of... God-like? Well, I don't know. But I certainly felt important.

Funny, I feel that important to my cats, too. They don't sleep in the laundry room when I am gone, but they certainly do look for me and follow me around. Perhaps we are better-equipped to understand dog adoration than the more subtle cat love? I am still of the opinion that if you put the love in, you get the love out.

"And, in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love you make" -Paul McCartney.