Today, as I walked the dog, I witnessed a very peculiar thing. After my dog urinated, the neighbor´s dog came running to the same place, made a reconasance with his snout by smelling where the urine was, and proceeded to urinate in the very same area.
I could never understand for the life of me why a dog urinates upon another dogs´urine. Surely there is a perfectly good explanation for the animalistic behavior. Perhaps it has something to do with establishing territorial grounds?
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Fidelity, zealousness, and perserverance are commonly used to describe a totally different attitude which can also be attributed to a dog´s nature and actions.
Normally a dog can be considered as man´s best friend. They also make good guard dogs.
Unfortunately, they are often held in aversion by some cultures, as greedy creatures, running about wild, and acting as public scavengers.
The name is often applied to false teachers as well, and frequently by Jews to gentiles.
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS
The Lord Himself said: Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. (mat.7:6)
A certain woman of canaan came out of the same coasts and cried unto (Jesus) Him saying, have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is griviously vexed with a devil.
But He answered and said: I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the House of Israel.
Then came she and worshipped Him, saying, Lord, help me.
But He answered and said, it is not meet to take the children´s bread, and to cast it to dogs. and she said, truth Lord: yet, the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their Master´s table. (mat.15:22-28)
¿Are we men or are we dogs?
¿Are we sons of God or are we outcasts?
This also is a true thing which I have witnessed so many times.
That when I am at the table ready to súp. I notice my dog is always ready at my side. Awaiting to see what subtle morsel of crumb will fall from the table. After a while I begin to feel pity towards him, and towards the end I too cast the bread and the meat.
Will the Son of Man find such faith when he comes again? Will he find us awaiting at the table, ready to aprehend the crumbs that will fall from His table?
OR, will He find us confronting one another establishing territorial grounds.
Will He say unto us: Great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt?
The word of God says: Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the father is not in him.
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.