I'm a great dog fanatic. My own dog died a little while ago and I take it very personally when things die - it's a major offence.
In retrospect I realize that the threat was about ego rather than the validity of the music.
The present moment is nice but it does not last. Living in it is like waiting in a junction town for the morning limited; the junction may be interesting but some day you will have to leave it and you do not know where the limited will take you.