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Saturday, February 7, 2015

8 Reasons Homeless People 'Deserve' to Have Dogs


I was walking in the West Village in Manhattan last weekend and saw a sweet interaction between a homeless woman and her dog. The woman readjusted her posture on some cardboard; and her dog reacted, looking at her with an expression that said: "I'm checking in. Is there something we should be aware of now?" The woman looked back at the dog like he'd just awakened her from a daydream, then pet him on the head and leaned back against the wall.

The exchange touched me because I'd seen my old dog wearing that exact expression; and because it was obvious the woman and her dog looked out for each other.

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