Lessons We Can Learn From Our Dogs

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Dogs are so forgiving, so eager to please.  They can be trained to behave with manners that would make anyone proud.  What if we were more like them?  Here’s an article from CBS’s Bob Schieffer, with a whimsical look at how much better off we might be if we took a few lessons from our dogs.

Bob Schieffer Says Humans Would Be Better Off If We Let Dogs Be Our Teachers

(CBS) I have no idea where this came from or who wrote it – if I did I’d give them credit – but a friend who knows I love dogs e-mailed the following, which I pass along today only because it seems a nice thing to share at the beginning of a new year.

It’s a list of what we would learn if dogs were our teachers. Such as:

Always run to greet loved ones when they come home.

Never pass the opportunity to go for a joy ride.

Recognize the ecstasy of fresh air and wind in your face.

Take naps. (I do that!)

Stretch before rising.

Read the rest of the CBS article.

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