" Simple communications regarding walks, bathroom breaks, and treats were all I had the privilege of witnessing. But the improved, even cheerful, demeanor of the man and the doting affection of the dog hinted at potentially unseen exchanges that went deeper. Words uttered by the man that he could never find a way to his wife and stepdaughters, but that crept out in the lonelier hours of the working day. Days of anger and healing witnessed only by the soulful, loving eyes of the dog. By Martha J. Miller, in the story 'A Dog to Lean On "

― , Good Dog: True Stories of Love, Loss, and Loyalty