He reminds me of Jesus. His love for me is unconditional. If I'm having a bad day and I don't want him under my feet, I can tell him to go away, and he will for a moment, only to be back right by my side...just like Jesus. He keeps no record of the way I've treated him, even when I spank him for eating out of the trash or when he barks at a runner. I can discipline him, and yet he comes back as if I never harmed him...just like Jesus.
Just like in the movie "Marley and Me", a phrase in the movie says, "If you give him your heart, he'll give you his."...just like Jesus