As I encounter a friend's pair (mixed and one pure) and see movies of their 'training' of a pup .. and see how I am greeted, as I become familiar --

(Y'know, ya gotta, just once in a while - lick-back on Their nose! too) And you can see the delight in the eyes and expression:

Hey! this dim-witted humanoid Gets It... kinda. They mean a lot by those gestures and, the subtlety they telgraph is amazing, when you pay close attention. And the loyalty.


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