'It is by no mistake that the words 'dog' and 'God' are so similiarly spelled. Our canine companions know us intimately, and they preceed us in death. For they are the messengers, and they have the ear of the Lord.'
Then there is this; When a dog is well cared for, and loved, he looks up to his owner and thinks, "You must be the God, you treat me so well. Do the same for a cat and it thinks, "I must be the God, they treat me so well."