Enlightened by Dogs

I was watching my dogs sleeping on my bed just now. I reached down to pick up my hoodie that Lulu was resting on, and she barely opened her eyes to see what I was doing. Both of them lie curled up on my bed in the warmth of the house.  They are both well fed, healthy, clean, and pretty well trained.  Each of them has their own  blanket, and we have three dog beds in various spots in the house for their comfort (in addition to sharing the bed and couch with them).  I was kissing them on the heads and telling them how much I could stay home and curl up with them instead of getting ready for work, when I had an epiphany.
The thought crossed my mind, "What I really want is a dog's life..." and realized something.  What I provide for my dogs, is everything God wants for us.  I know that may sound crazy, but hang with me on this for a minute.  Fellow animal lovers will know exactly what I'm talking about!  We love our animals unconditionally, we provide everything they need to be warm, safe, and healthy.  My dogs are so secure in my love for them, that I can run in the room and jump on the bed, and they both barely move to see why.  They know I won't hurt them, I protect them.  Even though I have to be the disciplinarian, they trust me in my love for them.  Is this not exactly who God wants to be for us? He promises us his unconditional love.  He begs us to have faith in this love enough to know that no matter what scary things come along, he is right there to protect us He may have to allow us to be taught something from time to time, but He does it lovingly and we should trust enough in his love to accept the "training" and be better people. He has given us everything on this earth that we need to be fed, warm, healthy, safe, and happy.  People who love their animals like I love mine, are really only providing the basic necessities of life for them, and we add love to the equation and it becomes phenomenal.  That is what happens when we open ourselves to God's love.  The basics of life become something fantastic.
My dogs enlightened me today to the fact that what God really wants for us is a "dog's life."