Who was I?

Of late I have been extremely jobless. Especially at my workplace since my boss is out of town. So I have been doing a lot of reading and thinking (surprisingly) about the concept of Karma - the famous hindu belief about good deeds and your past life. So I have been on a mission to figure out who or what I was in my past life and I think I finally have figured it out. I am pretty sure that I was a Dog in my last life. I have decent evidence to prove the fact. Here are some characteristics that I share with the canine clan:

1) I am friendly. It doesn't take me too long to strike up a witty conversation with new people I meet. Basically I leave a good impression on people just like a friendly dog would do.

2) I tend to get very philosophical and poetic most of the time. This has led me to believe that my master was a hippie - musician and renowned thinker. So I am assuming that I was around somewhere in the 1960s era. Plus I love Bob Dylan and folk music. So this sort of cements my assumption.

3) I have a keen sense of smell. I smell my food before I eat it (i dont know why. It just happens). I have a keen sense of smell for all the wrong things and lets just leave it at that.

4) I love kids! I love spending time with them and looking after them. Guarding them from anything suspicious just like any faithful, doting dog would do. Of course now, since I am human, there is a greater chance of me barking/shouting at them when they pull my ear or poke me in the eye.

5) I am good at finding things that are well hidden. This is a qulaity that has helped me track down my 'College Degree Certificate' and lots of other 'valuable' documents.

6) I am particular of my territory. I know this is not a very common trait of most dogs but some dogs can get very terrirorial. I believe I was one of them. The only difference is, I do not exactly mark territory the way dogs do. I have way more sophisticated methods get that done.

7) For some strange reason, I have this slight inclination to hate anyone from a certain part in South India. Hence leading me to believe that my arch rival was a mutt from that part of South India. I think we were fighting over a bone. Hmmm, I'm not too sure though.

8) I have quick reflexes! That is something I am proud about. Although I make a stupid face each time my body reacts quickly to something, I still manage to pull it off quite well. I must have attained such reflexes after all the dog fights I must have been in.

9) I (used to) bite. As a child that was one thing I was very famous for. And its not a quality that I am proud of. Its irritating when elders come home and then tell you: "You know when you were a baby I used to carry you around and take care of you but you had one helluva bite! Once you almost bit my finger off." Well atleast on the bright side they should be happy that there is a much lesser chance of them catching rabies!

10) Last but not the least, I am loyal and I expect the same. But of course, just like dogs I am also capable of changing sides if someone offered me the human equivalent of a doggie biscuit or a nice bone!

Hence, I believe I am pretty accurate in deducing what I was in my previous life. Now I have another 6 hours in the office which I shall use to figure out which breed I was and to find my ancestors!

P.S. Just in case you were the cat that I bullied around, I just want you to know that I had a ball of a time in doing so!