Celebrating Unconditional Love – In Memory Of An Angel

Most humans think they are superior to animals. As Paul Lowe says, animal lives consist of the three F’s: feeding, fighting, and reproduction. Sounds familiar? In a relationship, people think they’re free. We make ourselves believe we’re doing well, as long as the other person doesn’t talk about a certain person in their past or family, or doesn’t exhibit a certain behavior we don’t like. The relationship is like an invisible dog fence.

I often see those fences advertised around the rural farmhouses and acreages of Southern Alberta. At one point I considered buying one of those fences. My German Shepherd dog used to live on a large farm. She’s a roamer. She doesn’t take off and to run for the hills, but she does like to wander around and make new friends. The idea behind the electric fence is simple. The minute a dog gets to the perimeter, it gets a small electric shock. Sounds evil, but the companies that make these things claim they’re pet-friendly. Learning where the boundaries are,…