In the midst of this time of change happening to our great nation and our Facebook news feeds being flooded with negativity I thought I would bring some happiness to your news feed. That is why I am going to touch on why a dog's love is the best love…
Disclaimer: I am OBSESSED with my dogs. At times, I talk to my dogs in a more compassionate way than my boyfriend… but hey isn't that ‘why a dog's love is the best love?...
1. You’re never alone
I have four dogs that live at my parents: Auggie (an old grumpy English bulldog), Diesel (my sweet little mini Aussie baby), Bella (a huge Neapolitan mastiff), and Scout (a little beagle that adopted us, as opposed to us adopting him, this summer). Some of you might be thinking right now that four is a little much, and I will not deny that. With four bundles of love following you around everywhere like you’re the grand marshal at the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade makes you feel like you’re never alone. Even when you really want to be alone, like when taking a shower.
2.You’ll more than likely never be cold
In the Miller household, dogs are just one of us. I joke that since I’ve gone off to college, my little brother Johnathon is now the favorite kid, but then I go home and realize that both Johnathon and I have been replaced by none other than the dogs. Our dogs run the house and are allowed to go wherever, including the living room furniture and our beds. You can almost guarantee that you won't be able to sit on the couch more than two seconds without a little fuzzy buddy joining you.
3. You will have a hard time not smiling when they're around
My dogs do the most entertaining things sometimes and you just cannot help but laugh. The thing that gets me the most is how much they act like people. Bella does not realize she is a year old and weighs over 100 pounds, so she will sit on you like shes a lapdog. Now, Diesel is just full of personality and has so much sass that he puts my sassiness to shame- I've clearly taught him well!
4. You always know when someone is coming down the driveway, coming down the road, or even coming into town
This might sound like a bad thing, and when you’re trying to concentrate, it is; however, you always know you’ll be protected. The moment someone even steps on the front porch, we have four dogs ready to protect us within seconds. There is nothing better than a posse full of friends that have your back!
5. You always know you’re loved
Even though they eat your shoes, your favorite purse, or wake you up at three in the morning because they got sick, you always know they love you. Dogs show this so much better than humans could even try by wagging their tails (or if they don't have a tail, they shake their butts), running up to you the morning you walk in the door, or my personal favorite: when they come up to you when they know you're sad and just sit with you until you’re all better.
At the end of the day it's easy to see that a dog will for ever and always be ‘a man's best friend.’
