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Donkees

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31. ''For dogs, love isn't about perfection.''

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Reply #16)

Sat Nov 22, 2025, 09:05 AM

7 hrs ago

A dog doesn’t want a flawless human; it wants one who’s there...They don’t ask you to be strong all the time. They just ask you to be around. Dogs love humans even when we struggle to love ourselves. They look at us with admiration even when we can’t admire ourselves. They teach us empathy when we’re too tired to care, and patience when life feels unfair.

Would dogs still love us if they knew all our flaws? Yes. Because they already do. They’ve seen the imperfect parts we try to hide from the world and chose to love us anyway. That’s not just affection, that’s grace.
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I'm messed up. My girl dog passed in March. It's gotten worse. [View all] sprinkleeninow 14 hrs ago OP

Not comparable, but been looking closely through old photo albums, elleng 14 hrs ago #1

Photos of her appear on my phone. sprinkleeninow 13 hrs ago #5

🫶🏾🕯️ blm 14 hrs ago #2

Appreciated 💟 sprinkleeninow 13 hrs ago #6

Awwww, Sprink... sending you cyber hugs! SheltieLover 13 hrs ago #3

I've never been 'needy'. It's foreign to me. sprinkleeninow 13 hrs ago #7

Sometimes we all need a helping hand, Sprink! SheltieLover 13 hrs ago #8

There is one rescue adoption girl aways away in my state. sprinkleeninow 12 hrs ago #10

Awwwww... SheltieLover 12 hrs ago #15

I have a tendency geared toward perfectionism. Which can also be a negative. sprinkleeninow 12 hrs ago #16

I can certainly relate to it being difficult without our planetary neighbors. SheltieLover 8 hrs ago #24

''For dogs, love isn't about perfection.'' Donkees 7 hrs ago #31

Listen you your heart, dear one! Tanuki 9 hrs ago #23

💧❤️ littlemissmartypants 13 hrs ago #4

I'm sorry for your loss of your precious girl dog wendyb-NC 13 hrs ago #9

Thank you much for your uplifting words, sharing your personal experiences. sprinkleeninow 12 hrs ago #14

No words, just a big hug. LoisB 12 hrs ago #11

I've been there, too, my friend. It's been over 2 years for me, but I still hurt when I think of my pup Rhiannon12866 12 hrs ago #12

I hate to say but coming from the heart oldmanlynn 12 hrs ago #13

Get another one! Aussie105 12 hrs ago #17

Don't Know If It Will Help lavoosh99 11 hrs ago #18

I look at pictures of my dogs as puppies Aussie105 11 hrs ago #19

I worry about Muggles worrying after my wife and I are gone. marble falls 7 hrs ago #28

My dogs are giant breed Keepthesoulalive 11 hrs ago #20

Hugs to you friend. Duncanpup 9 hrs ago #21

Green pastures, still waters Dear_Prudence 9 hrs ago #22

Mourning a loved animal is so very, very hard. Give yourself as much time as you need. Timeflyer 7 hrs ago #25

🫂😢🥰🐶🐾🕯️ QueerDuck 7 hrs ago #26

Love carries risk and pain. Let love become the monument, not the pain. marble falls 7 hrs ago #27

The more you loved your dog and the more your dog loved you the more it will hurt. Botany 7 hrs ago #29

I understand how you feel. Still mourning my GSD who disappeared when I was 11. ms liberty 7 hrs ago #30

My girl dog passed this past March too, her brother in September. dem4decades 5 hrs ago #32

My heart grieves with you, sprinkleenow Trueblue Texan 5 hrs ago #33

Sending much love and healing vibes to you, sprinkleeninow Grim Chieftain 5 hrs ago #34

here is a peom that might help a little Nigrum Cattus 4 hrs ago #35

You have to stop BWdem4life 2 hrs ago #36

It is hard to say goodbye to a family member LetMyPeopleVote 2 hrs ago #37