Dogs await to be adopted at a shelter belonging to the animal welfare organisation SIMBA Animal Aid Cyprus in Kokkinotrimithia, some 20 kilometers away from the capital Nicosia, on August 20, 2022. AFP PHOTO
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Dog owners know the pure joy of returning home from a long trip to be greeted by their tail-wagging, uncontrollably jumping, face-licking companion.