The World According to JimBob

My she-human is telling all her friends that I am a literary dog. I’m a little embarrassed by the whole thing. It isn’t like pets can’t have literary talents. Colette’s cat was quite eloquent but then her cat was French. Not that it makes much of a difference.
One thing we dogs have over humans is that no matter where on the planet you find us, we can bark anywhere and be understood. I can say “arf, arf, arf!’ in France, Japan, Outer Mongolia or Venezuala and every dog within hearing distance understands me perfectly. No Tower of Babel mythology for us. Humans invent these myths to excuse their inability to communicate civilly. They have a multitude of languages and no sense of global community. Their general interests always involve power and money. They start wars because some humans look different. They war against humans who think or believe differently. Humans obliterate other humans constantly and Gawd help any animals who are in the paths of their guns and bombs. Humans are always in an ‘Us and Them’ situation. Ever notice that? Several humans can live or work together in the same office or even the same house. Then if one or two of the humans separate from the main group, they become Them. The Us humans feel superior to the Them humans. Then the Them humans catch wind of the bad attitude the Us humans have and the next thing you know, the Them’s cop the same bad attitude and there you have it!