worst. theological. analogy. ever.

There's a hoary old joke about someone who stays up all night wondering if there really is a dog, and it's just a joke, right?

Perhaps not.

Every morning, Kay O'Farrell of Olympia says a prayer of blessing and protection for herself and her 7-year-old cairn terrier, Kola.

Kola is important to O'Farrell because she is a reflection of God's love, she said.

"I feel dogs, as pets, give us that unquestionable love and total acceptance that God does," O'Farrell said.

So God's love is slavish and slobbery. Great. What does it mean when your deity-in-miniature poops on the carpet, chews up your slippers, or digs under your fence and into your neighbor's roses?