You know with my history of TBMC abuse and complex PTSD (CPSTD), I NEVER once talked to a “counselor” - - (which one could I trust?)
It took about 3 years of HARD labor on a farm/ranch and VERY solitary lifestyle before a “6th” hand dog became “mine… “
She kind of got the dog version of Alzheimer's and I had to pay to put her down about a year and a half ago (she was 16-19 years old and got absolutely VICIOUS to another dog in the kennel).
She had 8 puppies on the corner of my bed on the EARLY morning of September 15, 2015. I still have one “intact” male pup, and he is kind of my “best friend” right now.
But my girlfriend's 120-lb. “rescue” “puppy” likes to come up and flop her head over my knee and bore INTO MY SOUL with her SOULFUL dark eyes.
The male “pup (now almost 8 years old)” is much smarter (a Heeler mix), but his ears & eyes tell me so MUCH MORE than ANY paid “therapist” could…
Animals are so healing. Thanks for sharing!