Sometimes I am amazed at Sofie’s coat. It swirls and twists in amazing ways. She is a visually beautiful dog. But dogs don’t know how beautiful they are. They have no sense of vanity or visual beauty, those are complex human emotions. If Sofie was a human she would probably have mats in her hair and be unkempt if left to her own devices. I probably would be constantly putting her long blond hair in a braid or pigtails. Dogs don’t get caught up in the visual differences of their species. With no sense of visual beauty, what they see is valued on a different scale than ours.They lack the aesthetic sense of things. How different it would be to not know visual beauty. To experience a sunrise only as an astrological event, not as the deep oranges and reds that bring a new day. To look at a painting that moves you, and not feel moved. Ok, so now I have made myself sad.
But some define Beauty as Happiness. And I know that my dogs experience happy. So then, by this definition, they must be experiencing beauty. I like that. Beauty in the deepest sense. Beauty felt. I know this was a lot of words for a Wordless Wednesday, but do you think dogs experience beauty?
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Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
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bumpyroadtobubba
June 14, 2017 at 00:07
Oh the back view of her is just as beautiful as the front. Her ears!! 🙂 x
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dogdaz
June 14, 2017 at 07:38
Thanks – I feel sometimes like Sofie is a petulant child, turning her back to me. My sweet moody girl is as silly as she is furry. 🙂
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easyweimaraner
June 14, 2017 at 01:35
absolutely :o) they are THE beauty on 4 legs… and because they have a soul full of love the beauty from the inside is visible for all this way :o)
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dogdaz
June 14, 2017 at 07:38
Good point. They are THE beauty. That is so right.
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tippysmom2
June 14, 2017 at 13:15
Sofie does have a beautiful coat. I think they see beauty in their own way, like you said. They may not appreciate the sunset, but are ecstatic about the smell of a squirrel or other animal that has crossed their path.
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dogdaz
June 14, 2017 at 13:46
So true. Smelling beauty.
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The Island Cats
June 14, 2017 at 18:32
If beauty is happiness…is happiness beauty? Because we do experience happiness…
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dogdaz
June 14, 2017 at 19:29
Absolutely. It sure looks to us that happiness is beautiful
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Groovy Goldendoodles
June 14, 2017 at 20:01
She does have a gorgeous coat.
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dogdaz
June 14, 2017 at 20:05
Sort of Golden 🙂 like
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Anarette
June 17, 2017 at 14:42
They experience “beauty in the deepest sense”. I like that. They certainly experience amazement, happiness, contentment, thrill, so why not beauty :).
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dogdaz
June 17, 2017 at 15:20
Yes, why not beauty
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