Surfing the Web can be both inspiring and interrupting. Often we can click away on a trail of links that lead nowhere, but on occasion you land on a page that banishes emails, spreadsheets, and meeting planners to the furthest reaches of your mind and strikes right at your heart. You can’t help but fall in love when you visit The Daily Puppy. Front and center is the day’s cutest pup, eyes staring back at you, cuteness factor off the scale. You just can’t help but feel good. The website is a fantastic resource too, offering advice on grooming, health, and training. Just don’t show this website to your kids, or you could find yourself with an immediate request for a new addition to the family.
Some probably won’t believe the human-dog bond is a manipulation on the dog’s part, but does it matter if it’s true? In our hyper-measured world, people are searching for emotion that feels real, and on these terms then surely a dose of Maximus (above) is worth a few clicks a day?