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Life can be so hard. The scene in this pic is so soft. The soft couch, the soft fur on this regal lab. I want to put my head down right next to this dog's.

It looks like there may even be a view to ponder looking through the window.

I doubt this labrador is actually sad, but the sad look picks up a certain sadness in me which longs for the softness as a comfort.

The pic is from rafelweb's photostream.

Cisco is lookin' so cozy here.

I just look at this pic and think about how nice it is to be wrapped up... It suggests: safe, comfortable, warmth, contentment.

And Cisco, not worrying about paying the rent or putting food on the table... looks totally satisfied.

This pic is from MBH2020's Flikr photostream. His title also.

Just recently I was telling friends, as we were eating in our Sukkah, "We used all of our disciplining skills up on our children in order to make healthy, well adjusted kids (hopefully). But we had nothing left for Boaz (our dog). This is narrated as Boaz repeatedly stands up to lean his paws on the table and peer over it to see if there is anything he can snag.

Well behaved kids, poorly behaved dog. I'll take it. A guy only has so much energy? I may be deluding myself.

Why do we give in so easily to our pets? (They are soooo cute? Is that one reason?)

Ohhhh, so sweet how the yellow lab (Quaver) is playing with the little puppy (Lancer). From the Flikr page where th pic comes from:

Quaver (the yellow lab) is very gentle with him, not tugging too hard.

We long for harmony, for appropriateness, for siblings to get along, for hard play, but not too hard.

Here from dogdom Quaver and Lancer draw our out our desire to get along and maybe give us some hope that we can play appropriately in our own lives.

Why does cuteness make us feel so good!

Pics from Lain's photostream.