Every dog owner assumes they know what makes their dog happy. Food, walks, toys, maybe a comfortable place to sleep. These are the visible things- the ones we can measure and provide. But if you look closer, if you observe not just what your dog does but how it exists around you, a different truth begins to emerge. Your dog’s life is not built around things. It is built around you. And not in the simple, sentimental way we often imagine, but in a deep, biological, emotional, and psychological sense that science is only beginning to fully understand.
