Animals are just pure, uncomplicated entities of creation from God. They live like the Maasai do in Kenya-for each day is forever to them and the "Now" is what they live in. You can get aggravated with your pets and yell at them, but in a matter of minutes they are licking your hand again in love.
All Pets Go To Heaven: The Spiritual Lives of the Animals We Love (ed. Simon and Schuster, 2009) - ISBN: 9781416591252