Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring, it was peace. They never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation. Dogs have given us their absolute all. We are the center of their universe. We are the focus of their love and faith and trust.