Dogs rock. I have an American Akita that is emotionally intuitive and very kind. Fiercely defensive and very loyal…my Akita has a little Pomeranian that happens to be the alpha dog, paradoxically…

If you have time for a movie and don’t mind sad stories, the movie Hachi is what convinced me to get a dog. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachi:_A_Dog%27s_Tale