Cute ending, though not being a dog person I can’t entirely relate. I’ll stop there rather than philosophize, cause it’s a cute little description of that owner/pet thing.
yeah there’s a comedic line that says : if you lock your wife and dog in the trunk and drive for hours, when you open it, who is still happy to see you? morbid, but it came to mind when you wrote this sweet pondering of love and loyalty. i need constant reassurances too. :)