love is never being too proud to say you’re sorry

The Creator didn’t have to distill Himself into canine form and walk among the canine race to teach us about love, because dogs (and basically all earthly creatures aside from humans) never lost touch with their place in creation to begin with. So don't worry about whether there's a special place in heaven for dogs. Hey! We're still in the garden. We never left. You're the ones stuck on the outside looking in. You folks could have had it just as good if you hadn't tried to be top dog with the Big Guy. We dogs may have peed on the tree of knowledge, but we never actually ate from it. Not having any knowledge of the difference between good and evil, we are not in a position to choose one over the other. Dogs just do what comes naturally. What we were created to do. We hunt to eat. We eat to live; and we mate to ensure the survival of the canine race. Can you imagine how freeing that is? Dogs don’t have to worry about whether or not to climb up on the table and eat your dinner while you’re calling the kids. The answer is obvious. We live, therefore we hunger. We hunger, therefore we eat. We eat, therefore we are full. We are punished in the midst of fullness, therefore we are miserable, sad, dejected. You may think that we are feeling guilty. See how our tail droops and our head is bowed low as we are banished outside. That’s not guilt. That’s just us feeling the pain of separation from our master. When he has forgiven us, and we have been returned to his presence, we will delight in his presence once again. And if he leaves his salami sandwich unguarded we will enjoy that also (Then we'll probably barf it all up again because we're still kinda full from his dinner; but don't worry we'll try to make it to the indoor grass before we hurl). You see dogs understand the true meaning of love.
~Riley

the dog's breakfast (2005)