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Gene Hill - Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about puppies · the Daily Quote - Positive Daily Inspiration and Motivational Quote of the Day

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  Podcasthero.com Welcome to The Daily Quote, a podcast designed
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  to kick start your day in a positive way.
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  I'm your host Anna McGivern for October 22nd.
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  Today is National Make a Dog's Day Day, a heartwarming
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  observance that celebrates man's best friend and encourages us to
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  do something special for the dogs in our lives.
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  Rated by animal behaviorist and best selling author Colin Page
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  in 2008, This day is all about giving back to the animals that
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  give us so much unconditional love every single day.
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  The holiday isn't just about pampering your own pet, but
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  that's perfectly fine. It's also about recognizing
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  shelter dogs, rescue dogs, service dogs, therapy dogs, and
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  all the working dogs to make our lives better and safer.
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  Paige created this day to bring awareness to the number of dogs
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  waiting in shelters and rescues for their forever homes, while
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  also celebrating the incredible bond between humans and dogs.
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  What makes National Make a Dog's Day Day special is its simple
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  premise. Dogs enrich our lives
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  immeasurably, and today we're reminded to return that favor.
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  Whether through extra treats, longer walks, new toys, or
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  simply more quality time and attention, this day asks us to
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  show our appreciation for these faithful companions.
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  Which brings us to today's quote from American journalist Gene
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  Hill, who once said, Whoever said you can't buy happiness
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  forgot about puppies? Hill's playful observation gets
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  at something deeper about our relationship with dogs.
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  While technically you can buy a puppy, what you're really
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  receiving is immeasurable and priceless.
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  Companionship, loyalty, joy, and yes, the kind of happiness that
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  money alone could never purchase.
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  Think about what dogs bring into our lives beyond their physical
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  presence. They give us purpose and
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  routine. Someone depending on us to show
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  up, to care, to be responsible. They give us unconditional
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  acceptance on our worst days. They teach us to be present, to
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  find joy in simple things like walks and play time.
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  They connect us with other people through the universal
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  language of Dog Person. It'll understood that while the
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  transaction might involve money, what you're really acquiring is
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  a relationship that will teach you about love, loss, loyalty
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  and living in the moment. The happiness dogs bring isn't
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  just something that can be bought, it emerges from the bond
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  you build together over time. National Make a Dog's Day day
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  celebrates this truth that while we may have bought or adopted
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  our dogs, they've given us gifts far more valuable than anything
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  we pay. The day is about recognizing
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  that disparity and trying even just a little balance the
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  scales. Our dog is a rescue dog from
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  Texas, but she's 100% Canadian now.
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  We've had her for several years and she is an awesome addition
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  to the family. It was a strange process though
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  picking her up because COVID restrictions were still in place
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  so we couldn't cross the border. I had to drive to 0 Avenue which
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  is right on the Canada US border and the van that drove the dogs
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  up from Texas pulled up into the parking lot across this field
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  and a man walked across the field carrying a couple dogs at
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  a time. He called out the dog's name and
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  the new owner went and grabbed their new puppy.
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  When he called Pepper's name, I walked up to the 49th parallel
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  and while keeping my feet on Canadian soil, I reached into
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  the United States and took this cute little puppy and her
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  paperwork into my arms. I was thinking, can you actually
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  do this? Then I had to take Pepper over
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  to customs and declare the dog, and they treated this as a
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  completely normal situation. So I guess you can just hand an
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  animal across the border. So today, embrace the spirit of
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  National Make a Dog's Day and Gene Hill's playful wisdom.
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  If you have a dog, do something special for them today.
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  An extra long walk, a new toy, their favorite treat, or just
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  quality time without distractions.
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  Show them the same joy they show you every single day.
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  If you don't have a dog, consider volunteering at a local
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  shelter, donating to a rescue organization, or, if you're
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  ready for the commitment, visiting a shelter to meet the
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  dogs waiting for their forever homes.
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  Maybe you'll find your own happiness waiting in a kennel.
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  Remember Hill's insight? While you can't actually buy
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  happiness, you can open your heart to a dog who will teach
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  you what happiness really means. That's it for today.
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  I'm Andrew McGivern, signing off for now, but I'll be back
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  tomorrow. Same pod time, same pod station
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  with another daily quote.