It was the first time in a long while that I thought about how small a dog I was as Max. It did not seem right that a dog should be the same size as … - W. Bruce Cameron

life was far more complicated than it had appeared to be in the Yard and that it was people who were in charge of it, not dogs.

I could get up on that bed and curl up right next to my boy’s warmth. The boy loved me. I loved him. From the second we woke up until the moment we fell asleep, we were together.

When she sat on the couch I jumped up to be with her and I put my head in her lap. I could feel some of the tension and sadness leave her. I was giving Mom comfort. This was more important than going for walks, more important than helping feed the cats — it was the most important job I had. I knew I should sit with Mom for as long as she needed me.