Thanks Willie, these are so true and I enjoyed them all. These two I think really speak to me the most.

No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout...run right back and make friends.I don't know many humans, if any, including myself, who can easily do this but dogs don't think twice. They must realize life is too short to wallow in self-pity.

When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently. That one sentence pretty much sums up a dog in one sentence. That nuzzle is their way of saying "everything is gonna be alright." They are certainly our best friends in the good times and a source of comfort in the bad times.