You’ve probably met one of them. Or maybe at one point in your life you were just like them…

A dogless dog lover.

What It Feels Like to Long for a Furry Companion

It’s hard to not have a dog when you love dogs so much. I should know. I was once exactly that. I could not have a dog for various reasons – work, time constraint, landlord does not allow dogs, and many other reasons. To all dog owners out there, let’s be a little kinder to dogless dog lovers we meet. Because their struggles are just oh so real.

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Just what are the struggles of a dogless dog lover?

Thanks BuzzFeed for looking out for dogless dog lovers!