06/07/2026
Meet Elli, soon-to-be 4 year-old German Shepherd and philosopher. Elli is a deep thinker, often found in deep contemplation, pondering life’s mysteries. She muses on existential questions such as: does the tennis ball know that it is hollow inside? Why does food always taste better if it is from the cat’s bowl? Why do humans carefully scoop it daily, but when I help myself to litter box crunchies, everybody freaks out? Are you going to eat that hot dog? Did you know that I like hot dogs? If the human calls the cat a good girl and then calls me a good girl, does that make me a cat? Will you throw that ball? If you chase a squirrel at running speed while out with your human, can you still call it a walk? If a human is sick as a dog, do they go to the vet? Who called that a vet anyway, wouldn’t dogtor be better? Can you throw that ball now please? And what about that hot dog? OMG… WHY IS IT CALLED A HOT DOG? Am I a cannibal? Is it time to go for a walk? Now? What about now? Maybe now? Can we stop for ice cream? Bacon flavored ice cream? Be like Elli, and take the time to reflect on life once in a while (and enjoy that hot dog and ice cream, bacon-flavored or otherwise!).