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Get a dog, they said. It will be fun, they said.

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ESAs spur conversations with strangers during walks and animal training sessions. They also provide fodder for these conversations besides your troubles. You don’t even have to take the reins — folks will often approach you if they want to pet your pal. 

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The other day in the elevator at work. The nurse was just trying to leave work but instead got trapped on the way out and forced to look at pictures. Pictures of doodles. Labradoodles. Goldendoodles.Cavoodles.

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These are the cutest pet costumes you’ll ever see!

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But regardless of why Millennials are so pet obsessed, they clearly aren’t ashamed of it.

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I have no doubt that if there is a God, He’d take long naps on the foot of the bed, know full well how to beg, and that He’d want to be little spoon sometimes in the morning.

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Nothing has tamed my monkey mind more effectively than being the proud owner of Miles.

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Suddenly I am tangled in someone else’s routine.

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When I brought Nukka (pronounced noo-ka) home in August of 2010, her first reaction was to jump on my face and claw me playfully.

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It makes up for a lack of fiber in their diet.