A dog in a coat in the snow

Only love
London, ON
January 2026
This photo originally shared on Instagram

While the planet burns and everyone else rage-posts about it, I’m just going to leave this right here.

Because the notion of a dog whose only goal in the moment is to frolic in the snow and make sure she isn’t alone is something I think we can all appreciate.

This is all she cares about. She has no concept of the things that weigh the rest of us down. She doesn’t watch the news, and even when she does, the headlines just wash over her. She gives kisses without being asked. No one hates her because she’s an 8-year-old girl who happens to have a beard. There is no such thing as Anti-Schnauzerism.

I’m under no illusion that the charmed life of a dog doesn’t somehow exist in some broader context. It absolutely does. And a single photo of a frozen-faced pup doesn’t magically repair the world.

But maybe it starts simply. Maybe everyone needs a moment with a dog to get back in touch with what makes us human. Maybe it’s how we begin to heal the planet and each other.

Woof.

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