The first ten seconds. Just watch. Then tell me "it's just a dog. They have no souls". It's a painful 10 seconds. Tore my heart out.
I think this is why I hold back from you so much. When you dismiss the love we feel from our fur babies....it hurts our souls and our hearts for those of us who know that love and maybe you never let your guard down long enough to experience it yourself.
I don't trust people very much. Nor like them. One time, an online friend said something to me about 10 years ago. I never really even considered it until she said it in a post to me. It was along the lines of:
"God knows your past, your hurts, your pain, your feelings of being unloved by humans that crossed your path. This is why He sent you his other messengers of love. Animals. He knows you trust them more, so he shows himself to you through them."
And he has sent me quite a few very wonderful friends in the shape of critters. And they all have souls because they came from Him.
You will never find someone that will love you more than a dog or a cat or a horse or whatever. They love unconditionally. They will never hurt you, nor betray you, nor leave you willingly, nor judge you, nor pull away when you are at your worst due to whatever it is that upsets you. They are there for keeps.
And when you can feel that for yourself, then you will know.
I hope you do.
