1.
You're so dog-deprived, that a dog being present at a social occasion can transform it from average to exceptional.
2.
When you meet a dog, all decorum flies out the window. You just go for it, as if you're reuniting with an old and dear friend.
3.
You've started to dream about dogs, which is beautiful – but also painful.
4.
If your family have a dog, it always feels like waaaay too long between visits.
5.
And catching up on the phone just isn't the same.
6.
You've definitely made plans for the future.
7.
And you're constantly searching for the dog you'd have if you could have a dog right now, even though you can't have a dog right now.
8.
There are some advantages to being a dogless dog lover – you have no trouble chatting to strangers in the street.
9.
It's not that you're one-track minded... OK, you are. But honestly? You're fine with that.
