This heart-fulfilling story illustrates the hardships that pets experience when their owners choose to neglect them for personal reasons. Animals tend to suffer when they do not receive their anticipated attention when greeting or welcoming their owners. Pickles, a German Shepherd teaches the readers that love should never be taken for granted. It should be nourished with continuity and persistence. This book will speak to readers of all ages. A dog's unconditional love should not be neglected, instead it should be cherished at all times. Not responding to a dog's love might constitute a type of neglect that can cause many hardships. Love should always unify even in the worst of times.