Learning Unconditional Love From Pet Adoption

When entering a relationship, or even considering it, we always talk about unconditional love. We miss it. We sometimes received it from our parents and more often from grandparents.

As we grew into adulthood, many of us noticed something was missing. We tried therapy. We tried spas and gyms. We tried dating and relationships. Still, something didn't feel right. But something could have been and it is not too late to make it right.

Owning and caring for a dog or cat is primary education for learning unconditional love. Sounds like the word of some "animal-cause" nut, but read on. We may train our dogs and cats, to do certain tricks (it impresses our friends), but have you considered what we learn from them?

If you don't think we learn it from them, think again. That is one of the few if any places we do learn such a wonderful way to live. We learn tolerance, patience, forgiveness and so much more.

I will give you a ridiculous far-out example, but, more often than not, we have our pets spayed or neutered, which is a smart thing, unless we are breeders of them.

But dog is still man's best friend. Can you imagine having the same procedure done to your own human best friend, and he or she come home and lick you in the face the next day wagging his/her tail and wanting nothing but your love or attention? It is a strange reality but a reality nevertheless. A pet simply wants shelter, food and attention. What we get back is priceless. It is a better investment than Fidelity Mutual Funds in my book.

A dog (and even a cat) loves you simply for being you. There is an old Irish prayer, "Lord, please make me half the man my dog thinks I am".

If only that were true. And if you think a dog or cat will love you unconditionally, you can take that a step further. Try adopting one from your local shelter. Cats and, it seems especially dogs, have a keen 6th sense and memory that is uncanny. They will appreciate you and show you a kind of love you've never experienced.

My favorite stray dog Thor just died last month of heart disease. He was a mixed breed that I found in the woods in rural Ms. He looked a lot like Benji. That was 12 years ago. He lived, the vet believes, to be almost 22 years old. Ironically, the first Benji, (there have been more) was found not far from where he showed up.

Dramatic changes were happening in my life as I took Thor out for his daily walk. People smiled and waved. People were more friendly. It never occurred to me that it was happening because maybe I was too...and I thought it was because I had such a cute friendly people-loving dog. Maybe that was a part of it, but the major part of it was Thor had taught me something I had never experienced before, unconditional love on steroids. Thor was magic. He did something to my soul in a most positive way.

A tear comes to my eye when I think about Thor but I remember the good times too which were many. I will think of him for a long time before adopting another dog and know that I will experience this most unique phenomena that can be found nowhere else. Everyone should have this blessed experience.

Author Rick London is a cartoonist who created Londons Times Cartoons in 1997. He focuses a great deal of his work on animal-related cartoons, particularly dogs and cats and manufacturers funny gifts and collectibles with their images. One of his stores that features such dog and cat products as tshirts, casual wear, mouse pads, aprons, hoodies and more is the Rick London Wear online store full of funny dog and cat cartoon gifts and clothing. A percentage of all sales benefit animal groups and causes

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