Dogs are the true heroes of the pandemic

My dog day in D.C. prompted me to revisit familiar ruminations about the human-dog relationship. My life has been a steady stream of communion with dozens of strays and shelter-adopted pets, a word I don’t much like. My dogs have been much more than pets, which implies a master-servant relationship and ownership. Spooky, Shasta, Moses, OD, Max, Malcolm, Asheville, Brevard, Winston, Akela, Harley, Mister, Ollie and Honey are characters in the chapters of my life. They’ve punctuated milestones, shared victories and losses, licked my tears, healed my wounds and broken my heart as no human could.

Source: WP