I was transporting Susie The Dog across town, when this man walked up and started admiring her. It quickly became apparent that he really, really loved dogs. “I’ve trained them all my life,” he explained. Soon he was getting emotional. “All you do is feed them,” he said, “and they love you so much for it. I still cry for my first dog. She would not eat unless I was eating. I once had a fever for three weeks, and she would not eat because I couldn’t eat.” He started to tear up a bit. “She ended up getting stolen,” he said. “When you lose a dog, it’s just as bad as losing a human. They may be less intelligent but the emotional connection is the same.”