Dear pup,

I know you are not human, you don't speak English, and you walk on all fours, but you truly have my heart. You never fail to make me smile. You are the one member of my family who is always completely excited to see me even when I am not being the sweetest human around. You are so awesome that I share you with the world 24/7 on every social media platform possible because every pair of eyes deserves to see a pet as awesome as you.

Taking care of you can be hard, and sometimes you can be a jerk, but I love you nonetheless. You grab food off of the kitchen counters, tear up my t-shirts, and bark up a storm at 3 in the morning, but I would not have it any other way.

You are the best cuddler, kisser, and comforter. You could love me indefinitely and it would never get old. There have been many times that I am late to class, a party, or a doctor's appointment just because you are snuggled up on my lap and that is more important than punctuality. Thanks for being the ultimate pillow and blanket.

You do the most stupid things that you do not even realize, like running fast on the wood floor and not stopping yourself before sliding into the wall. You run back and forth along the backyard fence chasing nothing. You are scared of vacuums, blenders, and the cat that is a fourth of your size. Your ridiculousness never fails to turn my day into a great one.

You may be a dog, a pet, a non-human resident in my house, but you are family. You get treated better than I do by my parents, and I think that says something. I love you endlessly and I hope to make your time on this Earth the greatest and most loving experience of all time.

Thanks for bein' you, pup.