Dog Days

We live on a cul-de-sac and dog walkers love to take a walk down our street. It seems like every person in Ankeny owns a dog except us. It is probably 50/50, at least on our street. We see all sizes and shapes of dogs go by with their owners.

There is a pretty sandy brown and white dog at the end of the street who runs circles in their yard playing by himself. When they walk by John claims the dog as his and tells the real owner that they must take care of it for him. 

Next door to the brown and white dog is a pretty yellow lab who gets walked occasionally by his owners. We don't see him very often but he is well-cared for. Two doors away live two dogs. The really big brown and white dog who got shaved for the summer but soon he will have his heavy coat back. He is partnered with a small blonde puppy who is well behaved and fun to watch. The big dog doesn't get excited about much while the puppy watches and patrols everything on the street.

Back down our street the other direction lives a pair of small yippy dogs that runs circles around their owner when they take them out for walks. They are just wild things that leave their owner flustered and exhausted until they go back in the house.

I don't know the breeds of dogs but we see all kinds and all kinds of owners. They all love their pets and the pets love being walked. The black and white herding sheep dog brings his owners by every so often at a pace that looks uncomfortably fast. It is fun to watch them all go by.

"This is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment , that as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in it," (2 John 6 NKJV).

Do you have a dog or did you love one in the past? God didn't document dogs being on the ark but they must have been there somewhere. Dog are special to our hearts.