Given their fearsome reputation, they’re sort of like preemptive bodyguards when you go on walks

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Meanwhile, you get to go home and reap all the sweet benefits

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Because they really are so sweet

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They’ll take care of their kids, and yours too.

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They know how to kick back and relax

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And cool off on a hot summer day

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And definitely how to have fun

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Plus they’re just straight up pretty

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Whether basking in the great outdoors

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Or kicking it back inside

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It’s not hard for these bullies to steal hearts (and beds)

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