A dog, Metchosin, is a good companion...but this search is about far more etherial and weighty matters than mere companionship. This is the search for ultimate perfection at every level, not just a reasonable level of emotional comfort. It is the inner urge to unite the masculine and feminine principles into a single seamless unity, and it drives both men and women to sometimes ridiculous extremes. They are looking on the outside for what can only happen on the inside, within oneself.