Andrew Darlow - Biscuit for Your Thoughts?: Philosophy According to Dogs

Photographs Copyright 2014 Andrew Darlow. Text, Design and Concept Copyright 2014 Ulysses Press and its licensors. All rights reserved. Any unauthorized duplication in whole or in part or dissemination of this edition by any means (including but not limited to photocopying, electronic devices, digital versions, and the Internet) will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Published in the United States by ULYSSES PRESS P.O. If life closes a door, bark until someone opens it again. Sometimes the reward is in the last place youd look. Live life off the leash. Beauty is in the eye of the treat-holder. Absence makes the heart grow fonder and the slippers grow tastier. If the tutu fits, wear it. Take all your wrinkles as laugh lines. Live life on the edge (and nap there too). Play hard, bark harder. From time to time, its okay to wake up on the wrong side of the floor. Theres no accounting for a mans taste in socks. Its not where youre going, its how you get there. Every dog has his day. Every dog has his day.

Have yours at the beach. Aristotles dog once said, What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies. Forget the catwalk, strut your stuff on the dog walk. Everybody could use a helping head from time to time. All it takes to be a philosopher is a sense of wonder. Clash brilliantly. One floppy ear is no excuse to half listen. Be who you are and bark what you feel, because those who mind dont matter and those who matter dont mind. Dress too sexy for your leash. Never lose the ability to be amazed. Savor the world. Savor the world.

Lick everything. Never trust mailmen, groomers or vacuum cleaners. Nobody will ever know you as well as your brother or sister, a friend gifted from birth. Theres no predicting what youll want to wear later in life. Make at least one remarkably different friend in your life. And lie. And lie. Any bad day can be made better with a great hat. It takes a good dog to be a great listener. Its never too late to take the trip of a lifetime. You never know when you may meet your new best friend, so keep staring out the window. Pursue your dreams as diligently as you would pursue that elusive UPS truck.