A Staffordshire Bull Terrier on a lakeside path turns to look up at its owner, the lead hanging in a soft, slack loop from the owner's hand, which rests low and still at their side.

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Someone takes your arm to hurry you through a crowd. You were going that way anyway, you had no argument with the direction, but the second you feel that hand pushing, your weight leans back against it. Not a decision, not defiance. It’s just what bodies do.

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