There is a difference.


Our dog doesn't make suggestions about books I might like to read. He doesn't bring me my slippers, either, and that's not only because I don't wear slippers. He's similar to the Amazon.com bot in the sense that he gives me his undivided attention, though actually, what he really does is demand that undivided attention from me. He certainly recognizes my existence when I come home - more than our children normally do, though he recognizes me by laying on his back in the doorway and not letting me get past him until I've scratched his stomach for at least a few moments. If I'm sitting on the couch reading or watching television and he decides it's time to thoroughly lick my hand or simply put his head in my lap he also refuses to let me multitask. At times like these he makes sure that I'm focused on him, and him alone. If, however, he could be converted into a computerized valet, he'd most certainly attend to all my needs.



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