Woman and dog holding each other

Although it's an issue that raises some controversy, many people regard their pets as family. I know I do - and I have a substantial amount of pets by some standards - as does my wife. 

This woman was holding her dog and demonstrating that she really loves him. This is something that the animals (especially dogs) will always do better than people.

In the picture the dog doesn't even seem to care, but they do. It's just because the dog could stay like that, held by its companion, forever. 

I think only a dog can really express what unconditional love really is.

I like the fact that the chains and the links in the chains represent some metaphor for the connection between the woman and the dog.

This picture was taken with a Canon digital SLR.