Wednesday, April 28, 2010
WINNY-02.05.2003
I was 14yrs old. Winny was 6months old. At the dog pound, one glance was enough to fall in love with her. She was the smallest and her fur was so beautiful. She had a funny walk and cute whimper. I carried her and the first thing she did was to nibble on my thumb. She was hungry then, i fed her some milk through a milk bottle. IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
She and i bonded very quickly. She slept with me on my bed,right next to me. Raising her was practically like raising a baby. She was well-trained. She was very obedient. Everytime i was upset n wld cry, she wld cuddle up to me and lick my finger, like she knew y i was upset. She grew fast.Everyday, when i come back home from work or school, she greets me at the gate. Now she is almost 7yrs old. 3yrs back,she bore me another puppy. Vodka.!! Those days she was pregnant, i took extra care of her. She mothered Vodka and fussed over him every single time i tried to play with him. She wld push me away from him everytime i tried to play mother.
Winny was a best friend, a great pet, and a wonderful mother. She has stomach cancer and has approximately 1month to live. When its time, i've got to put her to sleep. I cant bear the thought of her not going to be with me anymore. At the vet today, i held her in my arms, and i swore she nibbled my fingers and whimpered like she did when i first held her. I cuddled her and cried knowing i wld not be able to hold her like this for much longer. She will be very much missed by alot of us. Especially Vodka. SOrry Winny but i wish you cld be with us forever.
My best friend, My dog.
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 showed me a thousand times over that
I am her reason for being: by the way she
rests against my leg; by the way he thumps
her tail at my smallest smile; by the way she
shows her 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 just another human. 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 pain.
Her presence by my side is protection against
my fears of dark and unknown things.
She had promised to wait for me...
whenever...wherever--in case I need him.
And I expect I will--as I always have.
She's WINNY, my friend.