Love Quotes in A Dog's Purpose

For Jakob, love is reserved for humans—in this case, a dead human. Jakob's life is filled with mourning for his lost love, which leaves no room for him to love the dog with him, or anyone else. Including himself.

Here we see romantic love between two humans as Al proposes to Maya. Ellie sees how happy this love makes Maya, and in her next life, the dog will attempt to find the same love for Ethan.

It's difficult to tell if Wendi's "love" for the dog is love at all. She is a jumble herself—and by jumble, we mean a hot mess. She's the type of person who shouldn't have a pet, because she doesn't know how to take care of herself.