While we love our dogs for living in the present, those of us inclined to fault ourselves for not being perfect will find plenty to fault ourselves for in our relationships to our dogs. Do we walk them enough? Play with them enough? Pay enough attention to the changes in their bodies? in their disposition? Have we been consistently positive in our training or did we lose it a time or two? Are we perfect? No, but do we forgive ourselves for not being perfect? Do we forgive anyone else for not being perfect?