dogs with jobs

there seems to be something vaguely ironic about the fact that my favorite new past time is watching "dogs with jobs" on the national geographic channel. this, while i'm hurtling towards 40 without a job of my own. but this is a truly wonderful program and brings me to tears on a regular basis. be it medical assist dogs, or herding dogs, or lifeguard dogs, or bomb sniffing dogs, or even acting and modeling dogs, each and every single animal is magnificent and each and every single episode is touching and thought provoking. the word "dog" can have a bad connotation when applied to people, but in my reality..."dog" is the ultimate compliment. oscar is stretched out at the foot of my bed in all his glory dreaming happy dog dreams.