. . . owning a dog always ended with this sadness because dogs just don't live as long as people do.

It's just the most amazing thing to love a dog, isn't it? It makes our relationships with people seem as boring as a bowl of oatmeal.

In the English language, it all comes down to this: Twenty-six letters, when combined correctly, can create magic. Twenty -six letters form the foundation of a free, informed society.

. . . owning a dog always ended with this sadness because dogs just don't live as long as people do.

Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day.

Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day. It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them.

He taught us the art of unqualified love. How to give it, how to accept it. Where there is that, most other pieces fall into place.