Our dog is a Great Dane. Having him has helped me conclude that he has something to teach me spiritually. After 4 years, I have gotten used to his size. It seems odd when
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people encounter him and say, “Wow, that’s a really big dog!” or “Do you have a saddle for him?” (I hear that one a lot!) At 137, he just seems normal to me. As Great Danes go, he’s not very big. I’ll sometimes call him a ‘mini-Great Dane.’
The other day when I was walking him I thought to myself, “If we ever get another dog, I want a really big one.” I have become used to his size. But even though I am used to his size, not everyone else is. As an interim pastor I move around a bit. We have discovered that landlords don’t want big dogs in their houses or apartments. Actually the little 7-pound dogs we’ve had have been much more challenging to train. Although I think he is no danger, others do. I see him as normal; others are startled by his size. Continue reading
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