on the sadness of dogs

the sadness of dogs is the sadness of animals and the sadness of animals is the sadness of people.
how we respond is how we feel about the sadness we find 
inexpressible, unless it's for dogs.
we are sad animals, 
the animals reflect on us, 
how we feel they feel us.
so that we may respond to what we need to feel.
the animals are sad for us. they try 
to express us to ourselves, our sadness is
expressed by them. 
they are our buddhas of compassion and sadness. 
when they have expressed us 
they may feel a heaviness but it is lifting
they are watching us lighten
our dogs are happier making us 
happy again, knowing the accomplishment is theirs
of making sad animals happy even 
though they will have to do it 
again and again.