Yes, this is where I get tenderness.

Simply hugging and petting and sleeping and feeding and walking.

the amount of joy I get from simply hugging my dogs at night is such a huge gift.

It is tenderness and joy each time. I am pretty sure the current two dogs are the closest with joy i ever got of all our pets. To think such simple creatures can provide such epic comfort simply by existing and being cuddled is amazingly refreshing.

I dont need HUGE epic anything except with my dogs.