Man's Best Friend

Dogs. What is it about them that people love so much? Do people find friends in the same vein as their canine companions?

It is ingrained in the genes of dogs to simply bark when unknown people walk past. I just don't know what they think it'll achieve. It annoyed the crap out of me in my pizza delivery days. Don't get me wrong, it's not always a bad thing to have an automatic doorbell to announce your entry (particularly with the sheer volume of faulty doorbells - pick up your game, doorbell manufacturers!), but I just can't envisage the usefulness of having a "Something's Going On" alarm, be it dog shaped or otherwise.

Would everyone like a friend that you can see every night at home that worships your attention or makes a nuisance that's often amusing? Is it the superiority over a lesser being, and the control of them, that is appealing? Could be. People like feeling big or important.

I've never had a dog, but some of them are pretty cool. I like the way you can train and teach them, like a furry robot. I think I just wanted to post a speculative sort of rant. Screw proof-reading: Mission accomplished.

Dogs will do anything to please; grass skirts may not always work, but the effort's there.