Doooo it. Truly animals are the best kind of hard. Admittedly swayed by my current seating situation, but getting to share my space with creatures is the best. Dogs will get you outside, cats will remind you you’re not as smart as you think, and chickens will turn off your racing thoughts.

Here is your favorite therapy dog’s favorite therapy dog, Penny, sleeping on her therapy dog, Andy. They’ve been very busy these last eight days, but not too busy to tell you they think you’re a very good human.

Can you imagine being so miserable that you want your friends to stop getting excited when they see a dog? Or to imagine people don’t like talking to strangers who want to meet their dog? I can’t even get mad at this writer; I’m just sad for them.