Man's Best Friend

Mike's dog, Eleanor Rigby, visited our building last week on her way home from the vet. She is a beautiful dog and was very well behaved despite being surrounded by strangers.

I took the following salute to man's best friend from this week's Suddenly Seniors in Rigby's honor. (I pinched it unabashedly because I know they pifered it from someone else.)

THE WISDOM OF MAN'S BEST FRIEND

• The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue.
• Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.
• There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
• A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.
• The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.
• We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made.
• A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.
• Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed a dog.
• If your dog is fat, you aren't getting enough exercise.
• There's no better "babe magnet" than a puppy on a leash. Unless it's a dog sharing your ice cream cone on the beach.