To my dog who will never understand the impact he has on my life and who will never know how much he means to me.

I'm sorry for not being able to watch you grow old everyday. As I'm starting off my life not being able to bring you with me is one of the hardest things I've ever had to do.

I'm sorry for not giving you all the attention you deserve when I am home. Your loyalty to me will be everlasting but I will never fully be able to give you enough.

I'm sorry for all the times I could have played with you but chose to do other things instead. You were never a main priority of mine when I was growing up and I would give anything to show you again how much I love you.

I'm sorry for all the countless times I yelled at you or got mad at you. I shouldn't have been so hard on you when you tore up the couch or had an accident in the house.

I'm sorry for taking you for granted. You are the sweetest thing that has ever lived. You are the only thing that has never harmed me or caused me grief and I took that for granted when I was around you all the time. You understand me and that's something that very few people have.

I'm sorry that you will never truly be able to understand why I'm leaving you because you are a dog. You will never know how much I miss you or long to hear your annoying bark because I can't call and talk to you on the phone.

Mostly I'm sorry for leaving you behind. For not being able to bring you with me. You deserve so much more in a life than I could ever provide for you. I don't really know what it feels like to have a child but I've had you since you were a baby and so I guess leaving you is kind of like leaving a piece of me behind. You are so special to me. And I wish I could give you more.