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One of the changes I have gone through this year is realizing how much I took my dogs for granted. The more I see 4-Paws therapy dogs around campus, the more I miss my own pup. Over spring break, Easter, and my sickness, my dog has sat loyally by my side and offered me unprecedented comfort. Deeka is a pure bred mutt, with no discernable features from any particular breed. She is extremely gentle and loves affection. Her hobbies include but are not limited to: sleeping, lying in the sunlight, getting her belly rubbed, and chasing groundhogs. She is the smallest dog I have ever had, weighing in at a meager 45 lbs, but thinks she is big enough to get in fights with her late sister, a Rottweiler twice her size. I firmly believe that, if I were a dog, I would be just like her.
Nowadays when I'm feeling down, I seek out the therapy dogs on campus (Babs is my favorite but please do not tell Primrose). When that does not work out, I look up pictures of puppies or other cute animals to help cheer myself up. I have not quite pinpointed what it is that changed my attitude towards animals, but I am certainly not complaining.
Do you all have pets? What are they? What are their names? I want to hear all about them!
Until next time!
Kathryn
Talking about my dogs is what I was born to do! The day we finally convinced my Dad to get a dog was probably the best day of my life and Macy was probably the best first dog I could have ever asked for. I remember when I was little, I would sit down next to her while she was lying down and read her stories. She passed away my freshman year of high school and it was a really sad time. She now rests forever in our backyard. Sophomore year we adopted our current dog, Mocha, from a local shelter who recently had her 4th birthday in March. I force her to sleep in my room even though I know she would rather sleep in my parent's room. Anyway, that's enough rambling because I could go on and on, but it's true that they are always there for, even on your worst days and that's what makes pets so special.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a warming post. I have always been a dog lover and have always grown up around dogs. The first dog I had was a poodle and shitzu mix. She passed on when I was about 12, but then we upgraded to a Newfoundland female named Bella. She was about 140lbs fully grown and was nothing, but I big black bear. We had to give her up for adoption just because we did not have room for her. Then after, we got abother Newfoundland, but this time a male and he ended up weighing about 150lbs. I have always been a big dog person so these two fit so well!
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking of buying a puppy more since I'm getting close to graduation. I know I'm probably going to be living on my own. I hate being alone, so I think a puppy is the best option. I've always wanted an English bulldog, so I think it's time to finally get one.
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