Why do our pets get into our heart?

[Bird]

TBut pets do get into your heart. They are always there

that's the main reason I don't want to get another.. apart from being fair to the dog, we don't have time leaving early and getting home late daily...

[wakychapmans]

Kyria and I are recent pet parents.

We have no kids. Probably won't at this stage.

Tucker (our Samoyed) is also our first ever "real" pet. (goldfish not withstanding)

he's only 16 months old and he is totally part of the family. He's with me on the 1 hour drive to work each morning, then 8 hours in the office then another 1 hour home. He loves to travel. Sometimes we swing by the dog park at Blacktown for a run on the way home.

For the last few months, I've been wondering how he will fit in the our longer term plans to hit the road for the big trip... not being able to visit national parks with him and so on.

But reading this thread... makes me realise that first and foremost... he's family. And Kyria and I couldn't imagine hitting the road without him.

It's also made me realise that one day... he'll leave us.

[Darcy7]

Such a sad story...!  Condolences to you.

There's a joke about locking your missus and your dog in the boot of the car for 3 hours and when you return to let them out, only the dog will be glad to see you.  Sums it up really.  I reckon dogs represent everything that is missing from human society these days.  Unconditional loyalty and selflessness.

My wife and I cannot have children, so we have 3 fur babies instead.  We love them to bits and cannot imagine wife without them.

[gordo350]

We give dogs all the love we can spare and in return they give us all they have.