"You Lucky Dog!"  It's what humans say when one of their friends or colleagues hit the jackpot in Vegas, or win the lottery.  When the ball trickles over the tennis net to win you match point, or hits the goal post but bounces through on your field goal attempt; you're a lucky dog. Those people that have a dog named Lucky are doubly fortunate, they sometimes have lucky Lucky dogs in the family. It seems that dogs can't escape responsibility for the fortunes and misfortunes of humans, you like to include us in your good or bad fortune. People want the aura of the positive canine character associated with their endeavors, as if we were rabbits feet in dog form, or 4 legged clovers or something.  We're happy to be lucky dogs, and hope that our humans are "lucky dogs " too. Kismet, karma and coincidence, I want all of them on my side.

I often wonder why luck seems to be unevenly distributed amongst nature's creatures.  There doesn't seem to be any fairness in the game, I guess that wasn't the point. Genetic distribution of strength, health and talent is largely along the lines of a bell curve.  The outliers are either the very lucky ones, or the very unlucky ones. As dogs, it's a matter of luck whether we get adopted by rich families or poor families, kind ones or ornery ones. It's largely a matter of chance .  Dogs can increase their odds of being adopted by well to do families by being pedigreed and healthy.  Some dogs are born on third base and think they hit a triple, to use a human analogy. Being born into genetic wealth or material wealth plays a big part in how lucky you might be, as chance seems to follow opportunity. 

Fate seems to look kindly on some individual animals.  It seems that they live a charmed life.  They may be canine winners at Westminster, or humans enshrined in Cooperstown.  Besides having great talent, these individuals put themselves in positions where good luck could find them.  Good luck seems to follow great effort, as if they're cosmically associated somehow. Fortuna seems to bless the positive , the brave, the curious, the intuitive. Some believe in prayer, rites and rituals, voodoo and hoodoo as a way to influence physics and probability. Dogs rely on the power of our winning personalities and chance, though we're not above using supernatural means if they are available to us. The purveyors selling these rituals often find that they make luck for themselves.( at the expense of their customers). 

I wonder if the amount of luck in the universe is limited, if it's a zero sum game?  For me to be lucky, it may require that some other entity experience misfortune.
Is prolonged good luck for some individuals a sign of their spiritual power? I think I'll ponder these things over a short nap.  I'm lucky enough to live in a fine home, with a kind family, and a guaranteed food supply.  I guess I could still be "luckier", but I don't want to appear greedy.  Still, I saw some steaks out on the counter, and I need to design a plan to maximize my chance opportunities.  I've got a hunch I might roll a 7 at dinner tonight if I camp out under the table.  I'm expecting the usual 2 dropped pieces of steak to hit the floor.  If that doesn't work I may have to ponder a raid on the garbage can, where the bones go.  Of course I might get punished as a result of such a raid.  I'll have to ask myself, "Do I feel lucky?"

Buffy
Canine Karma Chameleon