You walk into the door of your home after a long day of work and your leg is immediately attacked by a hug from your furry friend. He whines and whines hoping that you take the time to pet him. Then you decide to crouch down and give him what he wants. You pet him and rub his back and then scratch the places he can't reach ( he loves that) and finally you squeeze his face and tell him that you love him. Once you stand back up, he runs around in circles a few times and then darts across the room to his food bowl and starts whining even more and wagging his tail. He looks at you with a big smile on his face along his his tongue hanging out. You look at him and you know what he wants. You can't tell him no. Not to that lovable face. You walk over and get out his favorite dog food and begin pouring it into his bowl. He immediately starts digging into his food and in a matter of seconds he has devoured it all. The rest of the day he stays by your side. He sits under your chair as you eat dinner and hopes he gets lucky and you drop a piece of food off of your plate. He lets you know when visitors have come to your house (unwanted and wanted). He lays in your lap as you enjoy your favorite TV show and you rub his back. This cycle continues everyday for your furry friend. He looks forward to seeing you get home everyday so that he can let you know that you are loved by him. It loves you on your worst days and on your best days. When you ignore it, it still loves you. When you give it attention, it loves you. It gives you the purest unconditional love on this planet. It is untouchable. As time goes on, it becomes one of your best friends. You begin to talk to him like a human and sometimes you can tell he's listening. It knows exactly when you need a lick across your face. Then one day, he decides to get curious. He wonders outside of the house and into the street. It is a world unknown to him and he is fascinated by the livelihood of it. He doesn't notice the car speeding his way with a driver who is not paying attention. Then it's too late......... You rush to find him in the middle of the road. You burst into tears as you watch him shake and take his last breath. Then you breakdown praying that he'll start breathing again and a miracle will happen. This breakdown lasts for minutes as you let out your pain of losing your furry companion. Finally, you decide to wrap up your companion in a blanket and carry him to a nice peaceful spot. You grab a shovel from your house and begin to dig. It takes you a while to dig the hole because the dirt is so hard. You find that blisters have formed on your hands. Once you have the hole dug, you gently pick up your companion and lay him down within it. You look at him. He's not energetic anymore. He's not hugging your leg anymore. He's not looking at you with his tongue sticking out anymore. He's just there. Lifeless. He's at peace. You shed a few more tears as you say your goodbyes. You tell him how great of a friend he was and how much you loved him. Then you begin to cover his lifeless body with the dirt and soon he is completely buried. He is gone. Now, when you come home there's nothing there to greet you. There's nothing hugging your leg. There's nothing whining for you to pet and feed it. You no longer hear his bark. The house is quiet and dead. You miss him like crazy and you know he will always have a place in your heart.

The story above has no correlation to me personally. I just wanted to create a situation that could help others understand the attachment between a human and a dog. It's a scenario designed to capture the feelings.I write this to say that the dogs of this world are precious creatures. They love us unconditionally on any given day and they are the best of friends that we could ever ask for. Never take there love for granted. They can give you the best relationship between a creature. I truly believe that when there times do come just like everything else in this world that they leave this world in peace. I'm personally a firm believer that "all dogs go to heaven".

I created this as a tribute to my furry friend that I recently lost. Rest In Peace Blazer. We love you bud!