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Our girls have literally rescued Us. My hubby was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he's housebound. Mocha is his constant companion. She acts like a puppy dispite now being 21 years old. The girls have given unconditional love to us and enrich our lives everyday despite their rough start in life. We wouldn't want to be without our partners in crime
People (cat lovers) don’t take other people (dog lovers) seriously when they say their dog is their best friend. It sounds silly because your pup can’t text you to talk about it when you’re having a ruff week. As an animal lover in general it’s hard to explain to someone who doesn’t get why animals are so therapeutic to mental, emotional, and physical health. I could write an entire essay on why animals have the effect on us that they do. In fact, I have before. But for now, let’s look on the lighter side of why my dog is considered to be a best friend to me.
Unconditional love. It doesn’t matter if I get mad, raise my voice, or ignore him all day. There’s nothing I could do that could take his love for me away.He’s always there for me. Literally. I can't even walk into the next room without him checking on me.
He benefits my health by encouraging me to get outside several times a day.
When I want to get active he's down to play, and when I'm down to cuddle he's down for that too (who needs men).
He has my back and I feel safe having him at home with me when I’m alone.
He may not have known me my whole life, but I've known him since I picked him up at grovehill when he was 2 months old. I trained him to sit, lay down, shake. I've been there for every birthday. I've watched him grow from a fluff ball of a puppy, to the big dog he is now. And he's been there for me when I've needed a friend the most. Dat's my best friend.
But our little lady has stopped us from falling into a coach potato lifestyle!! She has given us purpose,we go out for walks, she provides comic relief and gives cuddles and kisses by the bucket load.She rescued us and made quarentine so much more bearable...
She is my angel, she has literally saved my life several times now as my Assistance Dog.
She alerts me to absence seizures and prevents me from walking into the road when unaware, she also warns me about migraines and helps me cope with PTSD and Autism.
She has given me my life back and has kept me grounded during isolation. I honestly don't know what I'd do without her
She with big brother Charlie (10) have kept me from being in a very dark place.
She came to me from a "Free To Good Home" advert on Facebook 2.5 years ago... And changed my life forever.
The dogs....they have been the best medication. Taking walks with them when I am able, makes me feel refreshed and worth something. They will cuddle up with me when I am sore, tiered or crying. They always know when I need them, so their wet noses appear and push their way in until I move to give them space to give me their magic cuddles that make me relax, calm down and help me rethink my thoughts, which sadly have been dark.
Although they are GSDs we keep an eye on them around others and other dogs because you cam never be too careful, however they are so gentle with my grandchildren and love nothing more than sneaking in their bedroom with them in sleepovers and laying by their beds all night.
Having dogs just makes life so much more significant in life because they give you unconditional love and respect which I take from them and keep going on each day knowing that no matter what, they are there for me and know I carry on each day because they need me as much as I need them.
Sasha is 6 and Vince is 4 they had 10 pups and 2 daughters stayed, Teddy and Lexi who are 2 August 13th.
Sasha black. Lexi at back. Vince front middle. Teddy xx
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