These are NOT two dogs fighting.
These are actually two puppies. Sam, on the left, is seven months old. Mac, on the right, is three months old.
This is play - in all of his growling, snarling glory. Sam outweighs Mac by a good fifty pounds. He could easily hurt - seriously - Mac who is only about 25 pounds. But he won't - because this is play. And Sam actually dotes on Mac very much.
I love my dogs. I don't anthromrphize them - they are NOT humans, theya re dogs. But sometimes I like to "caninize" humans. We sometimes snarl and growl at each other - but it may not mean we are locked in battle or truly wish to hurt each other.
Instead, we are letting ourselves forget we are humans. And maybe for a short time, that is a good thing. As with my dogs - this play keeps them calm and keeps them united as a pack.
We can learn a lot from dogs.
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I was just looking my sleeping dog right now, and thinking about how she was peacefully asleep, with no worries or concerns, and just knowing that her master would provide whatever she requires tomorrow, and the day after.
Indeed there's a lot we can learn the animals.
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