Dog has been considered the servant of humanity
throughout history.
If a person carries Dog medicine, he or she is usually serving others or humanity in some way.
Here you will find the charity worker, the philanthropist, the nurse, the counselor, the minister,
and the soldier.
Dog was the servant-soldier that guarded the tribe's lodges from surprise attack. Dog is a
medicine
that embodies the loving gentleness of and the half-wild protector energy of
territorial imperative. Like Anubis, the jackal dog protector of Egypt, Dog is a guardian.
In examining Dog medicine, you might find that you have fond personal memories of owning and loving Dog
as a pet. The message that Dogs are trying to give you is that you must
delve deeply into your sense of service to others.
If Dog has been yelled at or paddled, it still returns love to the person who was the source of its bad treatment.
This does not come from stupidity, but rather from a deep and compassionate
understanding of human shortcomings. It is as if a tolerant spirit dwells in the heart of every canine that asks
only to be of service.
Dog medicine asks you to look at how readily your sense of loyalty is countermanded by your
need for approval.