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Trying to flirt with a cute stranger at the park or walking home only to realize you’re holding a literal bag of shit in your hand.

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Remind yourself each morning how good the day can be.

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Your circle of friends will expand by the hundreds as everyone out for a walk stops to ask the age and breed of your puppy and to give you potty-training tips.

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They’re low maintenance. Considering most of their clothing gets covered in dog fur, they’re not the most materialistic bunch.

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You get really, really excited when it’s dinner time.

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The scene in Best in Show where the pet shop employee has the audacity to suggest that a fish is the same as a bee hit way too close to home. Your dog would absolutely be able to tell the difference. People these days…

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It takes a certain something to be voted the most favoritest dog in all of America for twenty four years straight.

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He fills my life full of purpose. He cuddles with me each night. I wake up to him in the morning sunrise, as he gazes into my eyes. I put my head next to his, and stare deeply into his soul.

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We teach them how to sit, stay and fetch. But did you ever once take a moment to think that our furry friends are in fact the ones who teach us?

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“A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.” – Robert Benchley