He Waits

My dog came with my wife when I met her years ago. I was never an animal lover and didn't have pets as a child, unless you count the random tiny fish or short lived Hermit Crab. It was a challenge I willingly accepted and gradually our relationship grew from toleration through acceptance and finally into love. That being said the kind of devotion Jager feels for me is a shadow of the emotion he displays for my wife. The joy in his tail when she talks to him and the longing in his eyes when she's not at home is genuine and adoring. Here he lays, patiently waiting for his mommy to come home. He waits...