Magnepans and dogs

@jrsyby I can't offer a scientific explanation but my two dogs enjoy my maggies as well. I was starting to wonder if they too had an affinity for Jazz. A few nights ago we were listening to Idle Moments by Grant Green and just as Joe Henderson's sax started playing one dog rolled over onto her back, belly up with her paws in the air. And the second dog did the same a moment later. I was tempted to join them.

@stereo5 I understand your loss. My wife and I had to put down our previous dog after 13 years of faithful service and friendship. We didn't think we'd ever get another dog after that -- the grief was just too much. And then a year later we got two rescue puppies that had been given up by previous owners. They needed us as much as we need them. So far it's working out, we tell them they're not as good as our last dog and they just smile. 

Everything reminds me of my dog
The guy in the store reminds me of my dog
Telephones remind me of my dog... yoohoo
Taxicabs remind me of my dog

If you remind me of my dog
We'll probably get along little doggie
Get along get along little doggie get a

Smiling at strangers reminds me of my dog
(Better let them know you're friendly)
The way people dress reminds me too
Pissing on their favourite tree
Sad things remind me of my dog
Cockroaches and other insects
Remind me too, don't eat them
The blank expression of the little boy
With thick glasses who picks
Himself up from the sidewalk
And stands there blinking in the sun
Ho oh!

If you remind me of my dog
We'll probably get along little doggie
Get along get along little doggie get a

Like the man on the subway
Sitting across from me
And every time I looked at him he smiled
And by the time I
I got to the end of the subway line
I'd given him at least... oh... 25 cookies

Guys in bars remind me of my dog
The way it takes you so long
To choose the perfect table
Reminds me of my dog

If you remind me of my dog
We'll probably get along little doggie
Get along get along little doggie get along

Me and my ferocious dog
We're walking down the street
And everyone we meet says
"Ach yer a good doogie!
"Ach yer a good doogie!..."
"Ach yer a good doogie!..."

Except when we go for a walk
To get the Sunday paper
I stand there and read the headlines
He reads the wind
Sometimes he hits a funny smell and laughs
I hate it when he does that I feel so dumb
What? What? I say

Everything reminds me of my dog
Beautiful things remind of my dog
Sunsets remind me of my dog
Gina go to your window
Einstein reminds me of me dog
I want to pat his fluffy head
This whole world reminds me of my dog
My dog reminds me of this whole world
Do I remind you of a dog?
I do?
Skyscrapers remind me of my dog
Sitting in the tall grass waiting for a rabbit
Guys in red cameros too
It's getting to be a habit
Artists remind me of my dog
Staking out their originality on the nearest tree
Old folks remind me of my dog
My dog reminds old folk of their dogs
(Barfy, Ruffo, Beanhead)
Gina says I remind her of my dog
The that way I just did that
Golfers teeing off remind me of my dog
The way he sits by me and shifts on his paws

What is it you want? Look at it
Do you want to go for a walk? Do you want a cookie?
Do you want me to dial the number for you?

Songwriter -- Jane Siberry. For non-commercial use only.

@stereo5 I pushed thru this just recently. What you said, almost word for word, reflected what I was saying to everyone.
We finally got a new pup and It took me months to acclimate and build a relationship with her. I still love and miss my old buddy just as I did the day he was gone. But I can tell you that there’s a void that just must be filled.
Go for it man. You will come around and enjoy your new best friend while all the good memories still remain. 

I greet strange dogs with "Hi, Killer!"  since one never knows....

99% react favorably, since tone of voice infers I like them.....since I do....

Recently had to put down Sunny after 15+ years, our quiet seldom barking companion....50ish lbs. of Plott/Pitt, always ready for an 'out?' a treat a meal a play.

Bad back knees (both operated upon), hips, gone deaf, bad eyes, blind in the left, walking into a bush and speared it and infection took over.

Even our 2 cats miss her, Klio' esp.

Her big dog buddy.....with similar coats of color...

We still feel her loss....

...just cats for awhile....