So, it’s been one year since we have adopted our doggie, and it is amazing the difference in life quality we have received through having a little buddy around on a daily basis. My wife had been wanting a dog or animal ever since we moved to Switzerland, but due to our uncertainty in where we’d be in the future we always put it aside until we would be more able to take care of it consistently in the future. However, after a series of bad events, we decided to get a dog to increase the happiness around the home. Having our doggie around on a daily basis is a chance to appreciate the simple things in life, where a walk in the woods can be the ultimate most fulfilling activity possible, especially from the perspective of a dog. Although it’s quite a bit of work to take care of on a daily basis, the benefits in happiness our little friend brings us far outweighs the cost and it’s amazing how many more people we have had to chance to connect with out and about since we have had the dog.