Really....is it THAT necessary to mark his territory? In fact, it isn't his territory, but he is putting his scent everywhere he thinks he should. I guess so that all other dogs know that he was there. What an interesting tactic. I wonder if its to keep other dogs away from what he thinks is his.
I wonder how often WE "mark our territory" with opinions, beliefs and things that ultimately don't matter in light of eternity. We fight over interpretations, different beliefs that don't make a difference as to whether we will spend eternity in heaven or not. We are dogmatic, stick to our guns and often use scripture to "prove" our points. Don't get me wrong, there are lots of scripture that are very clear on a lot of issues. But where there is not, we huddle in our groups, mark our territory and don't fellowship with those who don't agree with us. Often when we do this, we leave our smell on people and they are turned off by it.
What is the answer? My simplistic mind says to love God and love others. Its not easy. Drop the theological fights that don't matter and come together for a common goal: loving others and bringing them to Jesus. They don't come when they see us fighting.
Back to JACK ... he has small dog syndrome. He thinks he's big stuff, barks light crazy at all dogs and people from my window. He doesn't back down. Maybe its time he does ...
