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From time to time, people tell me : " Relax, it's just a dog ... "
They do not understand the distance traveled, time spent, or the costs that have to " just a dog " ...
Some of the times when I felt most proud of happened to " just a dog " ...
Hours passed when my only company was " just a dog " and
in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of " just a dog " gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.
If you also think he is " just a dog "
Also understand phrases like " just a friend " just a sunrise, or "just a promise " ...
 " Just a dog " brings into my life the very essence of friendship and trust, the simple joy and without reservation
" Just a dog " brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person ...
By " Just a dog ", I get up early, give long walks and look further into the future ...
For me, and for people like me, is not "just a dog " but an agglomeration of all the hopes and dreams of the future, memories of the past and found simple joy of the moment.
" Just a dog " brings out what's good in me and away from my thoughts about myself and about the concerns of day-to -day.
 I hope that someday they can understand that it is not "just a dog " but that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a man ".
The next time you hear the phrase "Just a dog ", I smiled, because ...
they just do not understand!