Dogs Make The World A Better Place

Author Lynne Truss was never a ‘poochie person’, until a certain terrier came into her life...

- Savanna Douglas

Years ago, I used to go for walks with a friend who behaved in an odd manner. She kept stopping to say hello to dogs. Not being a doggy person, I’d hang back in confusion until she’d finished. What was going on? It was true that the dogs responded to the attention, but on the other hand, what about the hilarious anecdote I was in the middle of telling when this random pooch came along? I honestly didn’t get it. Was she mad?

Fast forward a bit, and I’m not confused any more. Nine years ago, Hoagy the Norfolk terrier entered my life, and now I’m the maddest of the mad because I’ve simply accepted the truth I was blind to: that dogs make the world a better place. They are not only nice in themselves, but are also the cause of niceness in others. My two dogs – I added a puppy, another terrier called Django, two years ago – are so adorable that people’s faces light up with smiles at first glance of them. I love it!