26/12/2024
This is the best thing I ever read about dogs.
"Your dog sees through to the places you hide, the parts of you even you don’t always want to look at. It’s not just that they sense how you’re feeling—they seem to see beneath all that, into the things that drift beneath words, into the quiet wishes and half-buried fears you keep locked up tight. They know what you carry, even when you’re not sure yourself.
There’s a kind of understanding in their eyes that’s hard to put a finger on. They’re not reading the face you show the world; they’re tuned into something deeper, something you didn’t even know could be seen. They notice when the weight you carry feels lighter, or when it’s heavy enough to bend you, and they don’t pull away. They stay, steady as ever, as if they know that being there is all they really need to do.
Your dog doesn’t need the story behind the look in your eyes. They just take it all in, holding a warm space for all of it—the good, the uncertain, the things that don’t make sense. It’s as if they’ve carved out a place in your heart, a place that holds them just as much as they hold you. And in that soft understanding, you find a comfort no other human can offer. You see, your dog just knows. They always have and always will. Always by your side. Always with you in the brink of greatness or on the edge of darkness. They're always there. Never missing a moment. Always giving you love no matter what it is you're going through."
R.M. Drake - Dog People
Art Credit: Labrador Forums
Pairing by Whispers from the Heart
