16/01/2025
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The dogs I know have more soul, more heart, more love, more connection, more patience, and more softness than any human Iโve ever met. They donโt ask for anythingโno explanations, no justifications. They just stay, steady and sure, as if theyโve always known what you need before you do.
People complicate love. They wrap it in conditions, dress it in expectations. Dive it towards pain and disappointment. A dog doesnโt do that. Their love is raw, honest, and without strings. Without complications. They see youโnot the version you show the world, but the one you keep buried. And they love that version most of all.
Iโve met plenty of people, but none have ever matched the soft, gentle loyalty of a dog. They donโt try to fix you; they just sit beside you, whole and true. Through thick and thin. And thatโs more than most humans will ever understand."
R.M. Drake
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