Puppy love

"They" say love is blind. The patron Saint of love is also that of the blind. St. Raphael is the Patron Saint of the blind, lovers and travelers. He is also an Archangel. Or is he, I mean can you keep Archangel status and be a Saint?
Whatever. There is all manner of love but today it's all about the dog. That is not so hard to understand. Dogs are so loyal and faithful and everything we really want in lovers...Well almost. Very few are THAT much of a Petophile that your lover being human is optional.

Greyfriar's Bobby is an amazing story that begins with an Edinburgh policeman during the 1850s. He only became a police man because there was no gardening work and joined the force with the condition he had a Watch Dog. His companion and police watch-dog was a Skye Terrier named Bobby.
When Grey died on the 15th February 1858 Bobby followed the funeral procession and remained at Gray's grave for the rest of his life...a total of 14 years.

Puppy love is a term used to describe the beginning of love in young people, especially between two children. Puppy love gets its name from the idea that it resembles the warm, heartening feelings that are supposed to be felt with and shown to a puppy. So in honor of puppy love often being short lived and often unrequited turning youth into Goth, here is a story that will stab you in the wolfhound.

Speaking of Doggie. Fun Fact: A tattoo on the lower back, when worn by young women, is occasionally called a "tramp stamp", "California license plate" or "ass antlers" in American slang indicating her proclivity to a certain sexual position.