bond

We, humans, have such a special and beautiful bond with various animals. It's a bond that strengths over time, over trust, and love. It's a bond we are constantly working on, or maybe it just comes naturally to us. We adore the animals in our lives and it's so reassuring and beautiful just to see that love captured in an image. 

Animals can provide us with so much joy, responsibilities, definitely, but always it's worth their love and happiness. We can help but feel all warm inside whenever we see a strong bond between a human and an animal, no matter the species. 

The bond we have with our pets are so deep, it's difficult to put into words how much we love them and how strong those bonds we've created are.

There is someone who managed to capture that love and bond, in a series of stunning and heartwarming pics.

That photographer is Yasuto. A Japan-based photographer who captured the pure love and deep connection between this woman and her Shiba Inu. The images go beyond love, each snapshot is a work of art. 

These images were featured on Yasuto's Twitter page.

Cats may sometimes seem aloof, contrary and utterly nonplussed by humans, but it turns out that might not be the full story. A new study says they bond with humans much as dogs do. 

From smacking sense into their owners with their paws to silently supporting them on darker days, pets do a whole lot to show love for their humans.

Not that we need any more proof that a dog's love is pure but it never hurts to have even more evidence! Enjoy these 20 heart-warming photos! 

Just last year, Fiona Presly formed an unlikely friendship that many would be unfamiliar with...

Heart warming story 

International dog day is a great opportunity to introduce you to a website called "Human + Hound". Photographer Robert Stoetzel has created Human + Hound, a site where he posts a new picture every day of a dog and its human, celebrating the special relationship between each person and his/her dog. Following in the footsteps of the popular Humans of New York series, the photographer captions each photo with a quote that demonstrates the pair's loving bond.

17 years ago, photographer Miyoko Ihara has started to take photographs of her grandmother, Misao. Miyoko wanted to leave a living proof of her. One day, her grandmother found an odd-eyed kitten in the shed. She named the cat "Fukumaru" in hope that "God of fuku (good fortune) comes and everything will be smoothed over like maru (circle)". Even though she is 91 years old, she still go out into the fields every day and Fukumaru always accompany her. The grandmother whose hearing become weak and Fukumaru who has hearing disabilities are always looking into each other's eyes and feeling warmth each other.
Seeing that the strong bond and love between the two shines out of every photo, Miyoko published a hard cover portrait album, called "Misao the Big Mama and Fukumaru the Cat". Check out the pictures below and feel the rush of good emotions!