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Loving a dog until the very end is a journey that etches itself into the soul. It begins with boundless joy—a tiny heartbeat that you welcome into your life, not knowing how deeply it will entwine with your own. Days filled with wagging tails and gentle nuzzles turn into years of companionship that words fail to fully capture. Their eyes, filled with trust, seem to know the secrets of the world, offering a love so pure and unwavering that it feels like a gift from some benevolent force.

As time passes, the bond deepens, weaving itself into the fabric of your daily existence. The sound of their paws padding across the floor becomes as familiar as your own heartbeat. Every wag of their tail, every bark, every tilt of their head, becomes a language understood only by the two of you—a silent conversation that speaks volumes of love and loyalty.

But time, as it always does, marches on. The once-spry legs start to slow, the once-bright eyes dim. And then comes the moment that every dog lover dreads, the moment when you must face the unbearable truth: their time with you is coming to an end. It is a pain that cuts deep, sharper than any other because it is filled with the weight of all the joy that came before it.

To love a dog until the very end is to embrace the deepest kind of love—a love that is selfless, a love that asks for nothing in return, a love that teaches you to cherish every moment. And when that final moment comes, when you have to say goodbye, it feels like a part of your own soul is slipping away. The grief is profound, the emptiness overwhelming. Yet, even in the depths of that pain, there is a quiet comfort, a small voice that reminds you: you were there for them, just as they were always there for you.

In the end, loving a dog is to experience the fullness of life itself—the joy, the laughter, the heartache, and the tears. It is to know the deepest love and the deepest pain, and to understand that the two are forever intertwined. The loss may leave a scar, but it is a scar that tells a story of a love so true, it transcends time and space, living on in the heart long after the final farewell.

Natalie P
2024

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11/04/2024

day is a great time to look at whether dogs actually love hugs from us humans 🧐

Some probably do. But the reality is most probably tolerate it and some hate it. Dogs are individuals.

Hugging and kissing is much more a human display of love and affection than it is canine. Dogs prefer to rub against each other, or us, to lie next to those they love, to nuzzle and lick, rather than tightly embrace, which can make them feel trapped, stressed, or simply baffled by this human behaviour.

It’s not what we humans like to hear, we hug so it’s natural surely that our dogs do too? We like to believe they’ll experience our hugging them as a shower of loving affection. But they may not. It’s worth a paws for thought to see the world with their eyes 🧡

22/03/2024

Annabel's second poem to celebrate all we love here