Why Dogs Don’t Ask for Perfection, Dogs need Presence

They don’t need flawless lives, perfect routines, or ideal versions of ourselves.

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By M Cecilia Martinez- Southernwind Kennels

Dogs Don’t Need Perfection — Dogs Need Presence

Dogs need presence more than perfection.

Dogs don’t ask us to be perfect. They don’t need flawless lives, perfect routines, or ideal versions of ourselves. They ask us to be present. To notice them. To listen. To stay — even when we are tired, distracted, or imperfect. And if we’re honest, that’s already hard enough for most humans. Dogs live in the now. They don’t measure love by performance or mistakes. They measure it by presence. This is why dogs teach more than they obey. And why so many relationships fail not from lack of love, but from lack of attention. Presence is not perfection. But to a dog, it is everything.