gratitude part III

I am so thankful for having grown up with pets. Maybe I'm just trying to counteract a previous post with this one, but it's real-I truly feel gratitude toward the unconditional love and support shown to me by every pet I've ever had! I saw a bumper sticker that I loved one day, and so I'll share it: It said, "I hope to always be the person my dog thinks I am." Pets can be so therapeutic, and they even demonstrate to us what's important in life. Of course we all need the basics, such as food and water, but all pets want, after those needs are met, is love and affection. And they give it endlessly to their owners. Pets always forgive us when we are too tired or busy to give them attention. Each day when we return home, who is the first face we see anxiously awaiting our return? Our pet's. I hope to always have a family pet, and to always have enough energy to really appreciate that pet and make his life special! Don't worry, I won't bring him to your house when I visit, but you may have to put up with him when you come to visit me.