“only a dog”

To everyone else
You are “Only a dog”
But to me, you are so much more.
You’re the one who can quieten the storms of my life
With a lick, or the touch of your paw.
To everyone else,
You are “only a dog”
For the last eight years you were my guide
But while friends come and go like the tides of the sea
You have always been there by my side.
To everyone else
You are “Only a dog”
“You’ll get a replacement one day”
But they’ll never know what an unbreakable bond
We share in so many ways.
But to me Chelsea,
You’re not “Only a dog”
But you’re faithful and loyal too
And for everything that you’ve been
And given to me
I say a great big “Thank you”