A woman married her dog because she said he was loyal. She had,  had so much trouble with the two-legged canines called humans that her Fido fit the bill to tie the knot. She also maintained that the marriage would not be consummated-that there was no carnal knowledge-that there was no sex intended and none implied. Indeed this appeared to be a soul mating-one where there was a meeting of the minds rather than the behinds.

Some say this is the purest form of the love-the noncorporeal-unfettered by any physical urges-stripped to the bone-to the soul. That is what this woman seems to be searching for-soul saturated with loyalty-untouched by vanity-the unseen spirit of the mind sans face, shape and sight.

But what really is in man's best friend's mind? The experts say intellectually a dog can identify 250 words, thus, he does have a vocabulary and a sense of speech. What about emotions? Can it love or hate?

Animal behaviorists disagree on the depth of a dog's emotions ,which is key in determining if a dog can love, and/or the depth of this love. They believe that a dog has primary emotions but disagree on the the type which include fear, joy, sadness and anger. Until recently it was thought that dogs didn't have secondary emotions like jealousy, anxiety, and shyness. Some experts also maintain that dogs have intense jealousy if they think they are being treated unfairly-others believe this is pure poppycock. In the area of of the emotion love there are varying opinions about whether a dog loves or not. Some have claim that the relationship between man and dog is more of a need for survival on the later's part. Some behaviorists have attributed the findings of scientific research about animal behavior and emotions to anthropomorphics-humans projecting and interpreting behavior based on human behavior. Thus a howl may be interpreted as cry if we can use such an example.

However as a dog owner I believe that dogs have emotions and they can love.My three dogs are very protective of me and being protective is not a frivolous trait-behind it must be genuine feelings because they were not trained and bred to be guard dogs.

I decided to size up my pooches as marriage material and came to the conclusion that Lainie would be the best companion for excitement because she's intelligent, likes to play, loyal beyond words and his plenty of energy. However the downside is that she is cunning and sneaky; she was the ringleader of the other dogs when they burglarized my refrigerator (See Wag The Tail Coping With Delinquent Dogs) and gobbled up all my food. Allen my second dog is too smitten with me to give me room to breathe and follows me all over the house . He is loyal and obedient but smothering. Just as men can be henpecked by a smothering woman I'd be rooster pecked by a smothering man.

Sandy, Allen and Lainie's daughter, is moody and shy, thought loyal. She doesn't like baths or grooming and likes to wallow in the myre of dirt. But once she's clean she agrees with the matter. She needs constant assurance that she is loved for she was the last one in the house and there is a dog hierarchy with the last one in being the lowest one in rank in the dog world.

Some people are not the marrying kind and it would be hard to choose from the three dogs, hence I would have to become a polygamist and marry all three. But whatever I do they would probably be unhappy because each one wants to be top dog-no pun intended.

Chuckles aside the woman who married her dog had essentially thrown in the towel on human relationships and this doesn't bode well because it may start a trend. This may be a case of expecting a perfect person when there are none. It seems people at times are not tolerant of other people's imperfections. If you are fat or lay farts in bed it may be grounds for divorce or a breakup for some people; then some people wonder why they are alone when they don't want to be. This doesn't mean you shouldn't discriminate about whom you should associate with when it comes to important things because as my grandmother use to say, "Bad associations spoil useful habits."

This interspecies couple had a big wedding much to the chagrin of the bride's relatives who did not attend. The wedding was officiated by a Witch Doctor and attended by a curious community. The groom who appeared to be a Rottweiler looked stunning; he had a Gold mesh bow tie on and a smug look on his face; the kind the banker in the Monopoly Game has when a role of the dice gets him out of jail. I wish them many dog and human years together, but I'm not marrying any of my dogs, not yet any way, but you may be obliged to marry yours.