The invisible leash

[Catherine]

I was out walking today and I came across a mother and her small daughter and their old dog, a black lab. He was so old his pace was slow and his muzzle was all white. He was just walking with them, not on a leash.

I watched them for a while and you could almost see this invisible leash between them holding them together. He stayed so close, the same distance the whole time. It is beautiful to see an old bond like that, so strong that it is almost a visible presence.