The Biblical Origin of Pets

And Adam said, "Lord, when I was in the garden, you walked with me
everyday. Now I do not see you anymore. I am lonesome here and
it is difficult for me to remember how much you love me."

And God said, "No problem! I will create a companion for you that will be with
you forever and who will be a reflection of my love for you, so that you will
know I love you, even when you cannot see me. Regardless of how selfish
and childish and unlovable you may be, this new companion will accept
you as you are and will love you as I do, in spite of yourself."

And God created a new animal to be a companion for Adam.
And it was a good animal. And God was pleased.

And the new animal was pleased to be with Adam and he wagged his tail.
And Adam said, "But Lord, I have already named all the animals in
the Kingdom and all the good names are taken and I cannot think
of a name for this new animal."

And God said, "No problem! Because I have created this new animal to be
a reflection of my love for you, his name will be a reflection of my own
name, and you will call him DOG."

And Dog lived with Adam and was a companion to him and loved him.
And Adam was comforted. And God was pleased.
And Dog was content and wagged his tail.

And the Lord said, "No problem! I will create for him a companion who will
be with him forever and who will see him as he is. The companion
will remind him of his limitations, so he will know
that he is not always worthy of adoration."

And God created CAT to be a companion to Adam.
And Cat would not obey Adam.

And when Adam gazed into Cat's eyes, he was reminded that he was not
the Supreme Being. And Adam learned humility.

And God was pleased. And Adam was greatly improved.