Valentines Day With a Small Dog A Little Valentine I’ll Never Forget
- Sheila Buffy
- Apr 2
- 3 min read
Valentine's Day with a small dog like Smokey reminds me how simple moments can mean everything.
I just realized I never wrote about this moment with Smokey, and I couldn’t let it pass without sharing it.
This was our little Valentine’s Day.
Nothing big. Nothing fancy. Just Smokey, a few tiny hearts, and me smiling more than I expected to.
And I have to admit something.
I didn’t even realize when I bought them… but the ribbons were pink. Very pink.
And Smokey, my little boy, ended up sitting there with these bright pink bows on him like he was fully dressed for the occasion.
He had no idea.
He did not care.
He just sat there like, okay… if this makes you happy.
And honestly, that made it even better.
There he was, surrounded by little Valentine decorations, wearing his bows like he had somewhere important to be. One second he looked like the sweetest little Valentine you’ve ever seen. The next, he looked at me like, are we done yet?
And I could not stop smiling.
Because Smokey never tries to be anything.
He just is.
And that is exactly what makes every moment with him feel special.
Valentine’s Day is usually about big gestures. Flowers, gifts, plans, all the things people say love is supposed to look like.
But sitting there with Smokey, watching him quietly exist in his own little world, I realized something.
Love is not always loud.
Sometimes it looks like this.
A small dog sitting patiently.
A soft bow slightly crooked.
Little hearts scattered around that he does not care about at all.
And still, somehow, the moment feels full.
Smokey does not know what Valentine’s Day means.
He does not understand decorations or why I keep adjusting his bows or trying to get the perfect photo.
But he knows me.
He knows when I am near.
He knows when to stay close.
He knows how to sit there and make everything feel lighter without even trying.
And that kind of love feels more real than anything else.
There is something about the way dogs love that changes you.
It is steady.
It is simple.
It does not ask for anything.
It just shows up.
Looking at Smokey in that moment, I realized something even deeper.
No flowers. No chocolates.
We did not need any of that.
It is all so hyped up sometimes, but sitting there with just the three of us felt like more than enough.
Me, my husband, and Smokey.
That was everything.
Life is not always perfect, but having them makes it feel full in a way nothing else can.
Valentine’s Day may only come once a year, but for us, love is in the everyday moments.
In the quiet.
In the simple.
In just being together.
And honestly, that is what matters most.
Because love does not have to be complicated to be real.
Sometimes it looks like a little boy dog, sitting there in pink ribbons, completely unbothered, completely loved, and somehow making the whole moment perfect.
And that is everything.
If moments like this with Smokey make you smile, this journey continues in my book, Smokey The Little Dog That Saved Us.
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