It cannot be a dog’s purpose to understand what people want because it is impossible. - W. Bruce Cameron

The job of a good dog was ultimately to be with them, remaining by their sides no matter what course their lives might take. All I could do now was offer him comfort, the assurance that as he left this life he was not alone but rather was tended by the dog who loved him more than anything in the whole world.

This was, I decided, my purpose as a dog, to comfort the boy whenever he needed me. Sometimes

All I could do now was offer him comfort, the assurance that as he left this life he was not alone but rather was tended by the dog who loved him more than anything in the whole world.