I was eight years old when I was told to kill a fly.

I didn’t want to. But I did it anyway.

And the moment it stopped moving, something in me shifted. It didn’t feel small. It didn’t feel like nothing.

What happened after stayed with me far longer than the act itself.

A moment of quiet trust between a dog and a human, where nothing is spoken and nothing needs to be. Before Words explores the stillness of connection, and the unseen bond that exists before language.

I believe animals move through the world guided by something purer than logic. When they step into our lives - especially when we feel a deep emotional pull - it’s often because something within us is aligned with something within them.