On Dogs

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    Does this have any redeeming social value?

    On Dogs
    On Dogs
    Our dogs we love.
    We see them as loyal companions,
    even family members.
    We observe their emotions:
    happy, sad, enthusiastic, tired.
    We imagine what they are thinking.
    They must think like us, we think.
    We credit them with intelligence
    and imagine them knowing our thoughts.
    But try to converse with them and all they’ll reply is
    “Bark, bark, bark, bark, bark.”
    Our dogs we love.
    We see them as loyal companions,
    even family members.
    We observe their emotions:
    happy, sad, enthusiastic, tired.
    We imagine what they are thinking.
    They must think like us, we think.
    We credit them with intelligence
    and imagine them knowing our thoughts.
    But try to converse with them and all they’ll reply is
    “Bark, bark, bark, bark, bark.”

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