a soulful dog

(Thanks, WikiCommons.)

This dog sits and reflects in the Museum of Notre Dame Strasbourg. Though it was created during medieval times, when animals were not formally considered to have souls, I feel sure that the sculptor believed otherwise.

The head is, I find, quite sensitively modelled for medieval work, though the elongation and simplicity of the body is very much of the time.

Notre-Dame de Strasbourg was constructed from 1176 to 1439, and for two centuries was the world's tallest building. Here is the website of the Cathedral Museum. (In French, of course!)