The dog is the sacred animal of the Parsees because fetishism and reincarnation are intertwined with the ghost residing in animals, as savages admired and envied their favored beasts. [1] The fire myth persists in the symbolism of Parsees as a bond from early times. [2] The Parsees' modern perversions of Zoroaster's gospel are a far cry from his exalted teachings and noble psalms. [3]