On Becoming a Dog Person
The essential happiness of these humble companions
7 min readFeb 14, 2022
For much of my young adult life, I had myself convinced that I hated dogs. I proudly asserted that I “was not a dog person” and often said (rather pompously) “I prefer cats.”
Whenever I visited people who had dogs for pets, I’d avoid touching them or interacting with them, convinced that I couldn’t stand to get…