I should never watch movies about dogs

[One Tin Soldier]

They are always sad and I can't take it. I don't know why I feel the need to say this, maybe it's a form of therapy, so I'm going to tell you random internet people.

There is nothing I can think of in this world that will bring even a single tear to my eye with one exception, sad stuff about dogs. It gets to me every time. If I hear about terrible human suffering I might feel sorry for them and depressed but it doesn't have a heavy impact on me. If I watch a sad movie about a dog I actually cry.

It's a lot worse since my last dog died. We were together for 15 years. Because I live and work on a farm/ranch we were together almost 24/7. The major exception was that I eventually started locking him in the house when I was doing field work because he would follow me through the fields for hours which was pointless and dangerous.

I've had dogs my entire life and I loved them all but that last one was special. He was, without doubt, the smartest dog I've ever had. He was also fanatically loyal to me. We had little adventures together tromping around. Whatever I was doing (other than field work) he was right there with me. I really miss him.

He died in 2020. My hand was on him when he gasped his last breath. Four plus years later I watched a movie about some dog in Australia and it made me think about my old dog and I cried again after four years. There is probably something abnormal about me, I don't know.

I will probably regret posting this. I will most likely feel silly and embarrassed later but whatever.