Day 2,043: Powerful Creatures

I’ve often heard people say that dogs think they’re humans.

I understand what people mean when they say that; their dogs act less like animals than they do their human partners. And dogs do that. It’s what makes them dogs and not wild.

But dogs definitely don’t think they’re human.

You can see it just in the way they interact with us as opposed to their own kind. They treat us with an attention that’s special. We’re powerful, mysterious, weird, and wonderful creatures to them. Other dogs are...