… outside the arts and creative world, it would be an animal behaviour/intelligence researcher.

First of all, maybe it’s because I love animals. I love ’em. I love being around ’em. I used to thought that I like animals just because they’re cute, but now I realized that I love them because their behaviour fascinates me.

I know this since I got my dog here, Leica. I used to have dogs before earlier, but maybe at that point in life I was not interested in thinking about it further. But now I realized, hey, how could he do that? How can he behave like a person? Not the dog tricks we used to see: roll over, sit, shake hands etc. Only those behaviour that relate to emotions, really strike a question in me.

Like right now, Leica just sh*t in my kitchen, I shouted angrily “Leica!”, he just wither, and walked away from me, while ocassionally looking back to see if I was following him. When I do get to him, you can see his body shaking with fear, while looking at the floortiles.

Everytime after I scold him, he tries to ‘apologize’ by walking slowly to me and put his hands on my lap, licking my hand slowly, while giving that ‘sorry look’. I almost can hear him say, “Sowryy…” When I am working, ocassionally he grabs his doll, and put it on my lap, while wagging his tail. He wants me to play with him, throwing the doll so he could fetch it. And when he does fetch it, he brings it back to me, but not all the way. He stopped two feet away from me, while the doll is in his mouth, waiting for me to stand up to grab it. And then when I do get up, he suddenly runs away, wanting me to run after him. He wants to play.

I know right now you probably think I am nuts, but those whoever ever had a dog will probably understand what I am saying.

I have never thought him these things. He can barely follow the command ‘sit’, but these emotions are real. I see them everyday.

It’s all very fascinating because these animals couldn’t talk (except that dog from Pixar’s Up) – if they could, they can just say, “I’m scared.” End of story. But they show how they feel by these behaviours. Leica shakes when there’s a thunderstorm. He wimps when we left him outside the room. I cannot understand it how can they interpret their feelings. Those of you who owns a dog, have you ever stopped and notice and wonder, what’s inside Fido’s head?

So yes, I could see myself trying to crack open animal’s minds. Throwing balls back and forth while jotting down notes. Trying to get them ‘happy’, or ‘mad’. How could you understand ‘I am sorry’? What’s going on inside there? How does your mind works? Who knows, I get to make a scientific breakthrough or something 😀

Understanding the wonders of nature while being surrounded by smart dogs sounded like a really good job.

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