Why did God make dogs?

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by gouda on 22 January 2009 - 02:01

Why Did God Make Dogs?

Why did God make dogs ? I don't think it was accidental, so why do you suppose hounds are around?
Recently, I watched an elderly woman trying to recover from a stroke. Her brain was damaged and her arm was weak, so her therapist brought, of all things, a dog to help out. Instead of completing monotonous drills, the elderly patient threw a bright red Frisbee across the room, and the dog bounced over, picked it up and brought it back, his eyes begging, "Throw it again, please!" And she did, over and over and over, forgetting that she was actually working quite hard. What possessed God to make dogs anyway? Certainly there are exceptions and certainly people can breed dogs to bring out the worst in them, but in general, there is nothing more selfless, loving or patient than a dog. Mistreat it and it comes back to you anyway. Ignore itand it never gives up and hopes that you will be its friend again. Make it wait days to go play and it will still be ready . It offers you friendship and companionship and in return asks only for food, water and an occasional scratch behind the ears. Why would God bother to make such a creature? I suppose that if dogs were like people they would eventually give up on us ... but they never do. A dog's love is almost impossible to destroy, because it's not a love you earn, it's simply a love you are given. In other words, dogs love unconditionally. Unconditional love, unending patience, faithfulness to the very end. Do you suppose, just perhaps, that God made dogs to show us a little something about Himself? Do you think maybe "man's best friend" is really pointing us to the One who is truly our very Best Friend?

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by 4pack on 22 January 2009 - 03:01

To make up for screwing us up?

by GSDguy08 on 22 January 2009 - 04:01

In the bible dogs were typically thought of as pests basically....and in certain scriptures people were looked down upon like as the dogs, or like dogs........as if it was a bad thing to be like a dog.......I think now with selective breeding, and goals behind it dogs have become different and they have become very well suited for us. As to why he made them? Who knows, all animals are here for a reason, but why....who knows. To me dogs are a huge stress reliever and make my day that much better.

by Uglydog on 22 January 2009 - 04:01

Oddly enough, GOD spelled backwards is.....

You guessed it. Dog

GOD made the animals, including dogs, for us, as our companions, protectors, workers & friends.

by BabyEagle4U on 22 January 2009 - 12:01

To help man hunt, herd, track .... food. Protection of children, flocks and property. Mans best friend maybe. But I dunno.

by Mum of Zoe on 22 January 2009 - 12:01

While it may be romantic to think of dogs as being God-made, we can't forget that WE are the ones who made dogs. We saw the huge potential in a wild creature, and over centuries of selective breeding for qualities WE desired (chiefly, loyalty and affection for the owner), we have these amazing creatures in our homes, workplaces and yards.

So let's give props to their creators--Humans.

by Held on 22 January 2009 - 17:01

good answers all around.But Mum of Zoe,i think they saw potential in us and not the other way around.have a nice one.

by GSDguy08 on 22 January 2009 - 17:01

Mum of Zoe, thats right. God made wild dogs...we did the selective breeding to make them to what we have today. God just gave us the tools.....we had to take them and use them properly. So even though "man made" God gave us what we needed, so the glory be to God rather than man.

by Don Corleone on 22 January 2009 - 17:01

Because Lucifer made cats

by wuzzup on 22 January 2009 - 17:01

Thats a good one Don LOL.

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