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Man has evolved for thousands of years, and during that time we changed our life style from primitive to refined. At the beginning of our walk we were exposed to all that mother nature had to offer. Just like the animals we shared their plight. We endured the cold, wind, sun, rain, and the other elements. As we learned and grew, we used our intelligence to shelter us, and used our wits to feed and protect us. At that point we saw animals largely as a food source or something to be feared.
As time went by, we sought out comforts for ourselves, and eventually became less linked to nature and the other animals. Today, we live in large insulated houses, in beautifully developed neighborhoods. Now when we want to observe the animals we go to the state park or zoo. Yet, even today, we still have that connection, that ancient association with animals.
Most of us never overcome that instinct, that innate and intrinsic desire to share our surrounding with the animals by keeping a pet. Over the years we have bred and domesticated these animals at first to help us do work and then to be our friends and pets. Today animals, especially dogs, live with and amoung us. We have guard dogs, seeing eye dogs, rescue dogs, sheep dogs and hunting dogs. Not to mention the fireman’s favorite the Dalmatian fire house dog. Weather you choose a cat, a dog, a horse, or even an exotic animal, you are subconsciously filling that need to once again be one with the animals.
The relationships between humans and their pets can run very deep. Companion, protector, friend, they amuse and entertain us. We have a unique relationship with our domestic animals. Their presence can bring us much joy, and even have a therapeutic effect on our lives. We welcome these animals into our homes, our families and our hearts. They depend on us, keep us company, welcome us, greet us and even help protect us. In turn they give us their unconditional love and loyalty. Sometimes we try to treat even wild animals as domestic ones, often with disastrous results.
To me, the epitome of this relationship is with man’s best friend, the Dog. We call them a pet, but they are much more than that. They greet us when we come home, they seek our affection and try to please us. Their intelligence and loyalty give them a place in our families, and perhaps they remind us, in some strange way, of our own animal instincts.
Pet Lover P.I.B.
Man has evolved for thousands of years, and during that time we changed our life style from primitive to refined. At the beginning of our walk we were exposed to all that mother nature had to offer. Just like the animals we shared their plight. We endured the cold, wind, sun, rain, and the other elements. As we learned and grew, we used our intelligence to shelter us, and used our wits to feed and protect us. At that point we saw animals largely as a food source or something to be feared.
As time went by, we sought out comforts for ourselves, and eventually became less linked to nature and the other animals. Today, we live in large insulated houses, in beautifully developed neighborhoods. Now when we want to observe the animals we go to the state park or zoo. Yet, even today, we still have that connection, that ancient association with animals.
Most of us never overcome that instinct, that innate and intrinsic desire to share our surrounding with the animals by keeping a pet. Over the years we have bred and domesticated these animals at first to help us do work and then to be our friends and pets. Today animals, especially dogs, live with and amoung us. We have guard dogs, seeing eye dogs, rescue dogs, sheep dogs and hunting dogs. Not to mention the fireman’s favorite the Dalmatian fire house dog. Weather you choose a cat, a dog, a horse, or even an exotic animal, you are subconsciously filling that need to once again be one with the animals.
The relationships between humans and their pets can run very deep. Companion, protector, friend, they amuse and entertain us. We have a unique relationship with our domestic animals. Their presence can bring us much joy, and even have a therapeutic effect on our lives. We welcome these animals into our homes, our families and our hearts. They depend on us, keep us company, welcome us, greet us and even help protect us. In turn they give us their unconditional love and loyalty. Sometimes we try to treat even wild animals as domestic ones, often with disastrous results.
To me, the epitome of this relationship is with man’s best friend, the Dog. We call them a pet, but they are much more than that. They greet us when we come home, they seek our affection and try to please us. Their intelligence and loyalty give them a place in our families, and perhaps they remind us, in some strange way, of our own animal instincts.
Pet Lover P.I.B.
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