A dogs A-List life

So if dogs could prioritize their desires what would be on the A-List? Food and treats would rank high. Right behind would be walks, ball and Frisbee tosses and assorted affection demonstrated by patting, petting, scratching and stroking. How would this match up to most human A-List's? Probably money would be up there on the human list. Of course food and housing are pretty important, but money will buy those things. The accoutremonts of luxury and prestige can be bought with money also, so to list them would be redundant. Love and affection and all the manifestations of such, like petting, patting, scratching and stroking are quite important to people too. Strictly physically speaking, sex would cover it. But emotional love is more complex, for both people and dogs. Both can misbehave and make emotional love harder to earn. People can misbehave with intentional malice. Dogs can misbehave with intentional directive, but not malice. Digging into the garbage is in order to eat some off-limits food, not to intentionally make a mess to annoy someone. This is why forgiving a dog comes easier to us than forgiving a fellow human.
So what is on Goldie's A-List? Walks, Play, Attention from her family. Food, particular foods rank higher--scrambled eggs, pigs ears, cheese, freshly baked bread. A short and clear list. Items that are easy to provide. It would do us all good to shorten and clarify our A-Lists. Just look to your dog for advice on how.
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