By Timothy D. Naegele[1]

Some animals give nothing except love.  They are glad to see you, and follow you as far as they can when you leave.  They give you unconditional love, which is a rare and much-needed commodity in today's topsy-turvy world. 

Women seem to cling to their fru fru dogs, to fill voids in their lives; and men do too, with their dogs.  Fourteen-year-old Labs may struggle to get up at times, especially after sleeping[2], but they come to life and shine brilliantly knowing they are loved.

What a blessing—truly gifts from God! 

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© 2023, Timothy D. Naegele

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[1]  Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass).  See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele Resume-21-8-6  and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/accomplishments/   He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University.  He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service).  Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law, and Who's Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/articles/ and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/articles/), and studied photography with Ansel Adams.  He can be contacted directly at tdnaegele.associates@gmail.com

[2]  See, e.g., https://youtu.be/YPkHrlhv8Fg ("Watch 'Natural Remedies For Hip Dysplasia' on YouTube")