Of dogs and ...

The latest issue of the National Geographic magazine has the main article dedicated to dogs. It was interesting reading (as always) with the addition of the photos of the variety of dogs. However, what I really found very sensible and apt was that the last page of the article was dedicated to the 'common street dog' found in practically all developing countries, in abundance. The article aptly labels it 'no breed dog'. It made sense because this is the most widely known creature associated with the word 'dog'. The rest are mostly special cases! Last evening and this morning I 'escorted' our German Shepherd, Ginger to a house in Kothavalasa for crossing with their dog and everytime someone saw the dog in the jeep, they were all 'wow'. Children who frequent the Seminary and know Ginger, upon seeing it in the vehicle, would immediately jump with joy and shout, "Ginger." And all along the way there are hundreds of 'ordinary' dogs and nobody ever looks at them.

Yet that species is one of faithfulness and loyalty.