Aren't Dogs the Best?!

I think I take one or should I say two of my best friends for granted...most of the time.
My Labradors, Luna and Gunny (the oldest and blind), love me unconditionally. I know this because they get completely thrilled every time I enter a room, let alone come home from being gone for more than 5 minutes.

                                                                                                                     

I think of this now because some weeks are hard. Let's face it, some weeks just plain suck! And absolutely nothing can be done but survive it. But then again....

Every time I get in the tub to soak, especially if I am depressed, I can't help but smile when Gunny successfully finds me. She knows I'm in the bathroom somewhere. She sniffs and snuffles until she finds my hand. She wags, awaits a lick of bar soap from my hand for a few seconds, then lays right down on the bathmat protecting me until I'm through. She never fails to be there. She is quiet. She's patient. But most of all, she always anticipates my moves.

 For instance, she knows when I turn off the shower that I'm getting out, so she'll get up from in front of the shower. She also somehow knows when I'm ready to get out of the tub. She knows if I'm standing to wash or standing to get out. I've never figured out how she knows this blind. But Gunny and her daughter Luna love me enough to know these simple things about me.

I do not walk them enough. I dont brush them enough. I sure am not as good of a friend to them as they are to me. I could do better. I will do better! I will brush them more and feed them less. I didn't mention it but they are both obese. Nevertheless, most of all, I want to learn how to observe my friends as they observe me. I want to be more anticipatory of my friends’ moves and needs like my dogs are to me. But most of all, I want to be as joyful as my dogs are when they see me when I see MY friends.

Thank you Pup Pups for being such loving creatures, and for the reminders with your actions alone how I can be a better person and friend.