Odd dog out

So what's wrong with this picture? Maybe nothing. Did you ever feel left out or did you just hope you would get left out if no one was watching? These guys probably live in one of those nice Fifth Avenue apartments overlooking Central Park, but how frustrating it must be for a dog to be cooped up all day in some penthouse with hundreds of acres of park across the street. I'm sure it's a good life and they are well pampered, but they are after all, dogs.

I'm sure we all can identify with each dog at various times throughout the day. We could be in front leading the charge and expect others to fall in lockstep behind us, or we could follow close behind a leader who is stepping out ahead of everyone else. Eventually, we get to the point where we don't want to follow the leader, or we don't like the direction he is going, so we just hang back.

Yes, it's the odd dog out who looks at things from a different perspective and sometimes has the best solution. But it's always good to have a friend to rein us in once in a while.