As I sit here, coffee in hand and on this day of love, Iโ€™m sure you know what thought comes to my mind when the subject is just thatโ€ฆ โ€œlove!โ€

I donโ€™t think thereโ€™s anything that embodies the full definition of the word love more than our animals. We all hear the words โ€œunconditional loveโ€ tossed around when it comes to talking about our precious creatures, and when youโ€™ve been there, had one, and felt it, we know EXACTLY what it means, donโ€™t we?

So, on this universal day of love, Iโ€™m sending out a world-wide blast to publicly say โ€œthank you!โ€ Thank you to those amazing fur-loves who have rocked my world, with their love, their life lessons, and just their being.

Thank you!

I know if youโ€™re reading this, youโ€™re a part of my tribe. You GET the love of an animal, the feeling when your heart is so full you feel like itโ€™s going to burst. The feeling you get when you come in that back door, and regardless of how long youโ€™ve been gone, theyโ€™re ecstatic to see you! While the world throws challenges, divisiveness, hate, frustration, and disappointments at us, we get to fill our hearts up with a love like no other with our animals.

Thanks for meeting me hereโ€ฆ thanks for being a part of my tribe and for loving a beautiful little creature whose only task in your crazy world is to love you, and to make you feel like a rock star. Thank you for understanding me and others like us when we all know we understand communication on a whole different plane, because you have to when you communicate with another being without words. (I think thereโ€™s nothing more beautiful, donโ€™t you?)

Happy Valentineโ€™s Day to youโ€ฆ and whatever creature rocks your days. Love on them, kiss on them, and make sure you take the time to just be with them because life is so short.