Imagine this: it has been a long day and you finally come home from work, or school, or whatever it is that you do with your life. People have been screaming at you all day to "do this better" or to "do this differently" and you just want to go to bed. You sit down on the couch, rubbing your temples and thinking of all the ways your day could've gone differently. Suddenly, your dog comes around the corner. He's wagging his tail as fast as the first day he laid eyes on you. He doesn't know that you've had a bad day, but no matter what, he is so excited to see you. Now let me ask you a question: how many people have ever greeted you with as much excitement as your dog has just done?
Dogs have the ability to make people feel better in the areas where other humans can't. They have the impact to make you happy, even on the worst of days. Unconditional love is such a hard thing to come by nowadays, but that is what is so great about dogs. They don't care what gender you are, if you have a bit of a temper, if you're stressed, if you're wealthy or not, or about much else, for that matter. You are everything to them.
Dogs make me happy because, to them, you're the sun in their life. Their world revolves around their basic necessities and you. Raising a dog from a puppy is actually an incredible thing because you get to be with them for their entire lives. This makes saying goodbye for humans that much harder. If you have ever owned a dog, or currently own a dog, you know that your dog is family, and the loss of a dog is very painful. Even if you're fighting with your parents or siblings, your dog will still love you and just be happy that you're around. Dogs pick up the slack where humans are lacking.
We live in a world nowadays where we are constantly being judged by other people. We are judged by strangers, close friends, and even, sometimes, by family. We are judged by appearance so often that sometimes we forget the most important thing about a person, and that is what is on the inside. Dogs, on the other hand, do not and will not ever judge you. They are on the other side of the spectrum for humans. Our first instinct is to judge people, while dogs will just go up to anyone and be excited to meet them. I know that we've all encountered a situation where we are walking and a dog walks by, pulling on their owner's leash and wagging their tail at ground-breaking speeds because they are just so excited to see you. That is a kind of love that people will never be able to achieve.
Dogs fill a void in our lives that humans just can't quite reach. Growing up with a dog is such an amazing experience. While you may not know it then, one day you'll look back on your life and see that your dog's unconditional love is the kind of love that humans should strive for.
