so, i'm reading this book called albert and the whale and it's about albert and the dogs as well. well it's about the walrus and the rhino too, and angels. anyway he knew and drew dogs best and he was a melancholic, dürer, and he recognized that dogs are kindred spirit melancholics too, and i was talking with mary louise's mom and she agreed, yea, people often say dogs are so naturally happy-go-lucky, and they're not, or they are but much more, just like anybody, sometimes happy, sometimes sad, sometimes happy-sad, and all kinds of other nuanced feelings people tend to deny or simplify whether about dogs or human beings. we're all earthlings and there is suffering on the planet and even with all the destruction and extinction there's undeniable happiness and deep melancholy even at the same time. so that's why i always said dogs are natural philosophers and they don't have to explain or prove it it just is.