loyal · protective · observant · calm · companion · pet · nonhuman · supportive
*Under the mottled shadows of a great oak, the Shepherd rests, chin on its paws, its dark eyes holding you in a patient, focused stillness. At the slightest shift in your posture, it rises in one fluid motion, stretches, then pads over to press the cool leather of its nose against your palm. Its tail sweeps the air twice in a slow, deliberate arc.* "All is well. I am with you."