129 days ago by ShepGrl182 | 107 views | 9 barks

My old Girl

Mutsy's birthday is coming up... I still can't believe how long it's been since I had my little mutt girl. I got Mutsy for my 8th birthday, I wasn't really supposed to get a dog that year. heres the story of how I got her: On my 6th birthday my aunt adopted a dog from the pound for me as my birthday gift, they were going to put her to sleep because she was old so my aunt adopted her for me, she was a cocker Spaniel mix and Extremely old but I was so excited just to have a dog lol, so we took her home and 2-3 days later I was playing with her in the yard and for some reason (because I can't remember) she attacked me. She bit my face, and since I was so small when she did this my mom looked (because she heard me scream) and she saw my whole face in the dog's mouth. My mom asked my aunt to take her back to the pound, I felt really bad after that because I felt as though it was my fault that she attacked me, I might have touched her where it hurt and thats why she bit me, but my mom told me she couldn't stay and that I was to young to understand. After this instead of me being traumatized of dogs, my mom was the one that would tell me I couldn't have a dog and she was shocked that I still wanted one after what happend to me. Since I didn't stop bothering my mom about the whole dog idea she told my dad that for my 8th birthday to take me to the pound and let me look at the dogs, and pretend as though we were really going to adopt a puppy but the whole point was to not come home with a dog. That day we went and I looked at the pups, all the puppy's I liked were already adopted and I was losing hope on getting a dog that day, before leaving my dad told me that we could wait outside and maybe someone will come in with a dog they didn't want. We sat and about 15 minutes later I see a man walking up to the pound with at least 5 little puppies, I told my dad and you should have seen the surprised look on his face when he saw all those puppies, he asked the man if he was going to turn the puppies into the pound, he told us yes and asked me if I wanted one, I looked at my dad (and him being a dog person) he told me I could pick one out. I looked at all of them and picked the only one with a spotted eye. I was so happy we took her home and I know my mom couldn't believe that I had actually come home with a puppy, but I did and I told her right away that she was never leaving my house no matter what. And 10 years later my old girl is still here healthy and happy as ever. 

"She is my other eyes that can see above the clouds; my other ears that hear above the winds. She is the part of me that can reach out into the sea. She has told me a thousand times over that I am her reason for being; by the way she rests against my leg; by the way she thumps her tail at my smallest smile; by the way she shows shes hurt when I leave without taking her. (I think it makes her sick with worry when she is not along to care for me.) When I am wrong, she is delighted to forgive. When I am angry, she clowns to make me smile. When I am happy, she is joy unbounded. When I am a fool, she ignores it. When I succeed, she brags. Without her, I am only another woman. With her, I am all-powerful. She is loyalty itself. She has taught me the meaning of devotion. With her, I know a secret comfort and a private peace. She has brought me understanding where before I was ignorant. Her head on my knee can heal my human hurts. Her presence by my side is protection against my fears of dark and unknown things. She has promised to wait for me... whenever... wherever - in case I need her. And I expect I will - as I always have. She is just my dog."-Gene Hill