The Ten Best Things About Owning A Dog
- The way he will come over to see me,
for no reason, just to let me know I’m
important to him
.
- The way he is always ready to lick the
jelly off my nose.
- The way he will run all over the yard,
fetch a soggy tennis ball and bring it back
to me as if to say - it’s all have,
but it’s yours.
- The way he wakes me up in the morning by pushing
his cold wet nose in my ear and snuffing loudly.
- The way he shreds toilet paper all over the house,
because it’s fun - even though he knows he shouldn’t
.
- The way he wedges himself near me when I am sad and
push all others away, to console me with his love.
- The way he doesn’t care about bad hair days or
overdue bills.
- The way he loves me, even when I’m impatient
with him and have no time this morning for a game
of tug the shirt.
- The way his coat feels like liquid silk under
my fingers.
- The way he looks into my eyes and finds contentment in just being near me.
