You are my best friend.
You were my first friend and my best friend, forever. No one will ever come between us; we have an unconditional love for each other. You're always around at just the right time: to comfort me, to cheer me up, to make me laugh, to cuddle, and to give the best slobbery kisses. I haven't had a life with any other dog but you, so you're kind of a big deal.
You are the best listener ever.
Sure you can't respond to what I'm telling you but hey, at least you're actually paying attention! It's so hard to find someone that is willing to actually sit down and listen to what you have to say, so it's fantastic to have you around. I can pour my heart out to you and you'll comfort me without speaking a single word. You don't have to say anything, you being there means enough. You just get me, much better than any other human ever could.
You will always be my puppy, no matter what age.
Yup, you maybe 13 years-old now, but you know what? You're still my puppy. You've been with me your whole life, including puppy-hood obviously, so it's no wonder you'll always be one to me. It's obvious that you never grew out of your puppy stage, so why would I consider you anything else? It's like everyone always says when someone gets older, "you're still a kid at heart".
You are the cutest dog.
You're my dog, so it's no wonder you're so cute. Even if you were considered the "world's ugliest dog", you'd always be the best looking in my eyes. I just want to squeeze all the cuteness out of you because sometimes it's just too much to handle. No one's dog could ever compare to you.
I show you off to all my friends.
Remember that one time you had to wear a cone? Yeah, I show them that picture. Remember when you learned how to roll-over? Yeah, I show them that video. I feel like I'm your mom, just proving to everyone why you're the best kid. I show them your embarrassing baby photos, your pictures after getting a haircut, and your puppy school pictures (even though you didn't end up graduating). Who cares if there are so-called "better dogs"? You're the best in my book!
I love you no matter what.
Sure you may have ripped my shoes, eaten out of the garbage can, tear the toilet paper off of the roll, peed on my favorite blanket, pooped on the carpet, and barfed up on the floor, but hey it happens. No matter what you do to make me angry, one look into your big, brown, puppy eyes and I melt like butter; I can never stay mad at you for too long. As Hannah Montana once said, "Everybody makes mistakes, everybody has those days. Everybody knows what I'm talking about, everybody gets that way". You are and will forever be the best and I'm so lucky to have you in my life. Sure you're just a dog to some people, but you mean so much more to me than that. We're the definition of best friends forever and I couldn't ask for it to be any other way.
