“All Dave wanted,” I told Charlie, “was to get into your heart and get you into his. He wanted to put love in your heart and let you have that feeling, that knowledge, that warm wonderful certainty of a connection. And he gave you that, right?” He had, Charlie agreed. “And it’s still there. And it hurts like crazy right now, but it’s love and it’s good. A dog comes to a person or a family as an ambassador of love. And we put up with all the barking and the floor poo because of that love. Once that love is established, the rest of that dog’s life is a party to celebrate the mission being
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