Why Dogs Love Big Sticks (and so do we!).

Bud has made the transition from a Northern dog to a Southern dog easier than his his human care givers.   But then, dogs "live in the moment" . . . . . . . . . . . . . a trait we humans could use.  Being a Yellow Lab, Bud easily makes friends such as Bear, the  Black lab-German Shepherd mix with whom Bud shared a large stick yesterday.  It seems that dogs - mostly male dogs - love sticks and the bigger the better.  Why Bud is proudest when prancing like a deer holding  a big stick with antler-like branches above his head.  He's obviously making Bear jealous that his stick is the biggest of the moment.  A prancing dog is a happy dog - a dog that is on top of his world.  Not unlike his human counterparts.  Why, we love and just have to show-off our newest, shiniest, biggest, baddest or prettiest thing-a-ma-bob.  Bud's big stick sure makes him proud just like us.