" And, of course, it was me that fell in love with Herbert. Oh, Georgie loves him. She takes him for walks and endows him with all sorts of anthropomorphic emotions. ‘Herbert feels shy around other dogs. It’s because he’s an only child.’ But I’m the one who dotes on him, who tells him my troubles and lets him sleep on—and often in—my bed. I love him so much that sometimes, when I look at him, I’m quite surprised to see that he’s covered in hair. "

― Elly Griffiths , The Stranger Diaries (Harbinder Kaur, #1)