Let's come to some agreement

Picture the scenario: it's cold and snowy outside, I'm warm and snug in front of a roaring log fire, my human calls out "Ben, are you coming for a walk?"  I don't move, the fire is so nice and cozy, she calls again; still no movement from me.  After the third call I reluctantly get up and we go for a walk.  Ten minutes in and the sky turns black, the wind starts howling and within seconds I'm whiter than Santa Claus's beard! 

Don't get me wrong, I love a walk as much as the next dog but you know I'm getting on in life.  Would you drag a pensioner out in a snowstorm or let then sit by the fire?  I think we need to come to some kind of agreement - if you don't fancy going for a walk because it's cold and wet, chances are I don't either.  I have a yard, I'll let you know when I want to pee. 

Devotion

You humans think you know about devotion, you might be devoted to your children or your favourite football team, standing on the terraces for a couple of hours one day a week, week after week in the freezing rain.  That pails into insignificance in comparison to this...

In 1924, Hidesaburo Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo, took in Hachikō, a golden brown Akita, as a pet. During his owner's life, Hachikō greeted him at the end of each day at the nearby train station. The pair continued their daily routine until May 1925, when Professor Ueno did not return. The professor had suffered from a cerebral hemorrhage and died, never returning to the train station where Hachikō was waiting. Every day for the next nine years the dog waited at the station.

Now that's what I call devotion!

Read the full Wikipedia article here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachik%C5%8D