Happy-demonstrating the right to remain silent

I loved my dog, Happy, because he wasn’t an annoying barker like some dogs. He only barked when he really felt something. If something was truly important or if someone was truly in danger.

Why can’t we all be more like our canine friends? Only speak words of importance. You have the right to remain silent: use it! Don’t stand by and growl. Small dogs bark a lot because they don’t have another defense system. But after a while, nobody pays any attention to them.

Don’t bark and bark. Say something once. Twice, tops, and then let it go.

Don’t beg for treats at the table of life—go find your own indulgences. You deserve more than sitting around waiting for people to throw you a bone. You don’t have to be satisfied with leftovers.

Be loyal. Forgive people. Love them unconditionally, the way your dog loves you.

And finally, don’t wander in other people’s yards, digging in their dirt. Don’t gossip. Stay focused on yourself and what’s happening inside your own garden, the garden of your soul.

This is Happy modeling his former girlfriend, Coco’s, Luis Vuitton dog collar. My friend–I’ll call him Mr. Expendable Income, actually went out to buy Coco a collar at the nearest Luis Vuitton. Happy was modeling the collar. Hit Like if you like Happy modeling Luis Vuitton just as much as you like Keith Richards!

Be a hero in your own life. Don’t bark. Just get things done.