We Are As Gods To Them

Sometimes my dogs look up at me, making eye contact, with a look of such reverence and admiration that I can't help thinking the DOG to MAN relationship is very much like the relationship MAN to GOD...

Except our master beats us and keeps us outside in the rain and never shows any affection.

True. Your dog thinks, "He feeds me. He shelters me. He pets me. He must be god."

Your cat thinks, "He feeds me. He shelters me. He pets me. I must be god."