Dogs are minor angels, and I don't mean that facetiously.

They love unconditionally, 

forgive immediately, 

are the truest of friends, 

willing to do anything that makes us happy, 

etcetera.

If we attributed some of those qualities to a person,

we would say they are special.

If they had ALL of them,

we would call them angelic.

But, because it's "only" a dog,

we dismiss them 

as sweet or funny 

but little more.

However when you think about it,

what are the things that we most like 

in another human being?

Many times those qualities are seen in our dogs 

every single day - - 

we're just so used to them 

that we pay no attention.

Jonathan Carroll