And on the Third Day speaks to me about the partnership that can exist between a human and a dog.  The poem goes on to say that “It is a form of praying…to walk out to the very edge of your life.”  To do this, to see infinity, you must have the courage to go alone, or you had better take a good dog, one whose own stillness and inner quiet will not clutter the moment with fear or ambition or even dreams, as the company of even the best of friends will do.