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If dogs were humans they would always text you back immediately and be your plus one to everything and never ghost on you to hang out with that new guy they just started seeing.

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“I have to pee sooooooOOOoo bad, let me out!”

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

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The feeling of love from your family pet. Make a list of people who have disappointed you and then compare it to a self-made list of animals that have disappointed you. The data speaks for itself, my friends.

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Being Tucker’s mom has taught me so much, and not just information I needed about nutrition, immunizations, exercise and behavior. I learned about being responsible for another life.

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Until you have had a pet escape, you can’t understand how quickly it all happens. In an instant. You have to just try and ignore them, but it is always itching in the back of your mind, are they alright?

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The best fighters and lovers are always the most passionate ones.

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We’ve been loseable and we are loseable and we’re getting more loseable every day. And yet, are we really doing such a good job of loving? Are we really doing such a great job of holding? Are we here when we’re here? Are we there when we’re there?

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She finds beauty in simple things like a walk in the park, a dip in a cool fresh creek, a perfect stick for playing fetch.

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You can be content with food, water, love, and exercise. Everything else is an unnecessary luxury.