My dogs can also be my gurus. When I meditate, I want to give my left brain a break. I want, for 15 minutes a day, twice a day, to stop looking back at the past or forward to the future. I want to, instead, let my right brain take over. I want to let this part of my brain take control of me--this part of my brain that simply observes, that has no goals, that just tunes into to the whatever is happening in my mind, my body, my emotions, my surroundings.
My dogs can help me let go of my goals. Their minds are free of language so that all they can do is focus on the sun on their bodies, the smells and sounds around them, the touch of their owner. They only know the present moment. This makes them like a person who has shifted his or her awareness to the non-verbal, present-centered, carefree right brain.
When my dogs are with me during meditation, I find it easier to follow their lead and just notice whatever is happening inside and outside of my body. They are my meditation partners, and at times I feel that they can sense the difference in my energy when I'm meditating and want to hang out with me at these times. They seem to understand what I'm doing, or, perhaps more accurately, they recognize that I'm FINALLY understanding what they've been doing all along.
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