As I have stated before, I have never before, nor now presently own an animal of the canine family. But beings that I have seen a great deal of said creatures at parks and beaches, and even on the inside of automobiles, I will truthfully, and to the best of my humble ability, expound upon the nature of the beast; the so called ‘man’s best friend’, the canine. Perhaps it is the variety of sizes, shapes, colors and creeds that draw man to this animal. Perhaps it is the very solitude of interaction between humans that drives man to desire contact and companionship with something else, something of few or no words, something utterly canine. In all honesty one has to ask oneself, how very satisfying is human contact anyway. The multiple ways in which we try and relate to each other, and the equal number of ways we fail. Indeed, was it not the great plan of God to give man as companionship on that great Ark only one human compared to all of creation otherwise not human? Are we not surrounded everyday by those we try to communicate with, but getting nowhere. Whereas, upon meeting a canine, he just wags his tail, and no words are needed, communication is complete without words. This simple creature, able to communicate with man clearly, without the hindrance and nuisance of speech, becomes the more complex, intelligent, and superior. Dare I say even genius? But how? Genius in a canine? Has the canine ever written a book, spoken a speech? No, his great genius is declared in his doing nothing particular to prove it, it is moreover declared in his pyramidical silence. But I digress. The topic I have humbly taken upon in this chapter is to expound upon the nature of the canine, or as some familiar with the animal have come to call it, the dog. First and foremost, I would like to point out the history of the canine. It is little know to few but those of us in the nature of expounding truths, that the canine actually comes to us from the wolf, that scary and awesome creature. It is also little known, or some would say ‘myth,’ that if bitten by a particular breed of this wolf, one becomes a werewolf. But I implore you, this is not myth, it is true, for I have met one on my travels throughout the world . And although the myth is not myth, the reputation of the werewolf is highly inaccurate and ignorantly false. This connection between wolf and dog need not be cause for alarm, because over the centuries, man and dog have come to be fast friends, spending time together in the sport of hunting, fishing, walking, sledding, and other such manner of things. In fact, it could be said that without the dog, these activities would be close to or completely unsuccessful, making the dog not only a great companion, but completely necessary to the success of man. The other point I would like to make concerning the nature of the dog is not so much the temperament, but the literal name. If we look at the name dog backwards, does in not spell that great and wonderful Lord of all creation, God himself? Does one need more proof than this to the true nature of the dog? Is it not clear, even to the less learned, that the very name dog, in reverse is God, and thus not only a companion in this life, but also a companion in the next? This being said, the nature of the canine is to be understood as sublime, spiritual, loyal beyond any loyalty we could comprehend, and true to the nature of God, beyond mere human contact and interaction. The nature of the dog is not just sublime, but moves beyond the realm of human understanding altogether. Having said as much, I can say no more, and will now enlighten you, the reader, on the biology and physiognomy of the canine.
Chapter 725 The Ears: Pointy or Floppy, and Why This Should Matter
my footnotes would not copy and paste, so they are included here 1.Genesis –in the story of Noah and the Ark, the Lord commands Noah to take every and all animal two by two to repopulate the world, but in the case of humans, only one other was to accompany him, thus the animal companionship outnumbering and obviously to be more rewarding and important. (Dineson's note) 1.Dineson was obviously familiar with the novel Moby-Dick, as this comes directly from Chapter 79, ‘The Prairie’, from Melville’s highly successful Great American Classic Novel, Moby-Dick. 2.This is one of the more obvious jokes Dineson threw into his novel, although many believe the myth of the werewolf to be true, and this kind of move back and forth between fiction and joking may have been part of the reason Dineson’s novel was so poorly received. 3.This may be facetious, being that Dineson was known not only as skeptical of religion, but had a bit of trouble with the religious sect after publishing his novel.
I enjoyed all the questions you place in between your description of the enigmatically, expansive nature and history of the DOG-- and how you make the dog seem more powerful and more capable of communication than humans. I personally dislike being a dog owner and have failed at it time and time again...(lots of puppies and lots of ads in papers to get rid of them due to all their loud and constant communication) but you make me almost want to try again-- now that you've imparted their true divinity.
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Chapter 724 The Nature of the Beast, Canine, Dog
As I have stated before, I have never before, nor now presently own an animal of the canine family. But beings that I have seen a great deal of said creatures at parks and beaches, and even on the inside of automobiles, I will truthfully, and to the best of my humble ability, expound upon the nature of the beast; the so called ‘man’s best friend’, the canine.
Perhaps it is the variety of sizes, shapes, colors and creeds that draw man to this animal. Perhaps it is the very solitude of interaction between humans that drives man to desire contact and companionship with something else, something of few or no words, something utterly canine. In all honesty one has to ask oneself, how very satisfying is human contact anyway. The multiple ways in which we try and relate to each other, and the equal number of ways we fail. Indeed, was it not the great plan of God to give man as companionship on that great Ark only one human compared to all of creation otherwise not human? Are we not surrounded everyday by those we try to communicate with, but getting nowhere. Whereas, upon meeting a canine, he just wags his tail, and no words are needed, communication is complete without words. This simple creature, able to communicate with man clearly, without the hindrance and nuisance of speech, becomes the more complex, intelligent, and superior. Dare I say even genius? But how? Genius in a canine? Has the canine ever written a book, spoken a speech? No, his great genius is declared in his doing nothing particular to prove it, it is moreover declared in his pyramidical silence.
But I digress. The topic I have humbly taken upon in this chapter is to expound upon the nature of the canine, or as some familiar with the animal have come to call it, the dog. First and foremost, I would like to point out the history of the canine. It is little know to few but those of us in the nature of expounding truths, that the canine actually comes to us from the wolf, that scary and awesome creature. It is also little known, or some would say ‘myth,’ that if bitten by a particular breed of this wolf, one becomes a werewolf. But I implore you, this is not myth, it is true, for I have met one on my travels throughout the world . And although the myth is not myth, the reputation of the werewolf is highly inaccurate and ignorantly false. This connection between wolf and dog need not be cause for alarm, because over the centuries, man and dog have come to be fast friends, spending time together in the sport of hunting, fishing, walking, sledding, and other such manner of things. In fact, it could be said that without the dog, these activities would be close to or completely unsuccessful, making the dog not only a great companion, but completely necessary to the success of man.
The other point I would like to make concerning the nature of the dog is not so much the temperament, but the literal name. If we look at the name dog backwards, does in not spell that great and wonderful Lord of all creation, God himself? Does one need more proof than this to the true nature of the dog? Is it not clear, even to the less learned, that the very name dog, in reverse is God, and thus not only a companion in this life, but also a companion in the next? This being said, the nature of the canine is to be understood as sublime, spiritual, loyal beyond any loyalty we could comprehend, and true to the nature of God, beyond mere human contact and interaction. The nature of the dog is not just sublime, but moves beyond the realm of human understanding altogether. Having said as much, I can say no more, and will now enlighten you, the reader, on the biology and physiognomy of the canine.
Chapter 725 The Ears: Pointy or Floppy, and Why This Should Matter
my footnotes would not copy and paste, so they are included here
1.Genesis –in the story of Noah and the Ark, the Lord commands Noah to take every and all animal two by two to repopulate the world, but in the case of humans, only one other was to accompany him, thus the animal companionship outnumbering and obviously to be more rewarding and important. (Dineson's note)
1.Dineson was obviously familiar with the novel Moby-Dick, as this comes directly from Chapter 79, ‘The Prairie’, from Melville’s highly successful Great American Classic Novel, Moby-Dick.
2.This is one of the more obvious jokes Dineson threw into his novel, although many believe the myth of the werewolf to be true, and this kind of move back and forth between fiction and joking may have been part of the reason Dineson’s novel was so poorly received.
3.This may be facetious, being that Dineson was known not only as skeptical of religion, but had a bit of trouble with the religious sect after publishing his novel.
I enjoyed all the questions you place in between your description of the enigmatically, expansive nature and history of the DOG-- and how you make the dog seem more powerful and more capable of communication than humans. I personally dislike being a dog owner and have failed at it time and time again...(lots of puppies and lots of ads in papers to get rid of them due to all their loud and constant communication) but you make me almost want to try again-- now that you've imparted their true divinity.
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