As world renowned dog trainer Steve Diller once said to me, "people are always projecting human qualities on to our animals. If for a moment we would consider our animal's point of view, we might see our dogs sniffing something on the street and looking back at us as if to say, 'hey, did you get a whiff of that?'"

In my dog day dreaming, I choose to explore different aspects of what might make up a dog's consciousness. Here are eleven possible scenarios and one song where I pay tribute to my best buddy.