Everything the young man wanted was gone, fired, sacrifices of family, a life, dreams of his own, gone.

Startups are risky in the internet market, hard work, dedication, belief in a dream, wiped out, a tasteless note, clean out the desk, small severance check, stock options were worthless now.

The owner had taken the technology, lines of code that had value, stolen them, sold them, made a huge profit, destroyed the lives of those who followed, believed in him.

Called all the friends looking for work until they did not return calls anymore, girlfriend took a job far away, ex-wife still demanded alimony, car hooked by the repo man.

Sitting on the couch, a reject of his own life, the big lab rested her head on his knee, big brown eyes looked up at his, he was not the man he thought he was, he was the man his dog thought he was.

She was right, they both needed a good walk and a new tennis ball.

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Do you see yourself as your dog sees you?

Get over yourself - your dog is always right.

Luck and Love

Steve