I often think about how getting my own dog has had almost the opposite effect on me. I used to be an “I want to pet all the dogs” person. I wanted to be a vet, a dog trainer, anything to do with dogs.
After living with Bucky, I became a mostly-only-Bucky person. I love my friends’ dogs but have less than 0 interest in dog-sitting strangers’ dogs. It’s not dogs I miss, it’s the relationship with specific individuals. Similar to how I feel with people. It can be pleasant to hang out with new people, but what I want is time spent with my people (not in a possessive way but in a “we’ve put in the work into this relationship” way).
I often think about how getting my own dog has had almost the opposite effect on me. I used to be an “I want to pet all the dogs” person. I wanted to be a vet, a dog trainer, anything to do with dogs.
After living with Bucky, I became a mostly-only-Bucky person. I love my friends’ dogs but have less than 0 interest in dog-sitting strangers’ dogs. It’s not dogs I miss, it’s the relationship with specific individuals. Similar to how I feel with people. It can be pleasant to hang out with new people, but what I want is time spent with my people (not in a possessive way but in a “we’ve put in the work into this relationship” way).